Hemera
Here are some of the tales/scenes for which the miniatures were probably painted by Leon Carre in the 1920´s. He painted them to illustrate Sir Richard Burton´s collection of the tales.
Thanks to Elendil for the inspiration to post this thread (and for the Emperor and for the 10 of wands
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THE EMPEROR:
King Sharyar to whom Shehrazade tells the stories of “The Thousand Nights and One Night” OR the noble, just & wise Harun al Rashid Khalifah of Baghdad.
THE DEVIL:
Apeman Gorgis, Grandson of Iblisi.
OR: The jinni from 'The Fisherman and the Jinni': a story of faithlessness, punishment, broken promises, deceit and trickery.
THE DANGER:
In the valley of diamonds and giant snakes (from "The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor")
JUDGEMENT:
Prince Hasan meditates by his father´s grave and eventually falls asleep. A Spirit sees the lovely boy and takes a liking to him. The Spirit transfers the boy to meet his future Bride. (from “Vizir Nureddin and His Brother”)
PAGE OF PENTACLES:
Asis falls in love with a lovely girl he sees through a window. The girl invites him to the palace at night. There is a gorgeous garden and a huge hall where he finds a table full of delicacies. He falls asleep. On the third night he stays awake and ends up serving the devious daughter of Dalila. (from “Asis and Asisa”)
KING OF PENTACLES:
The first night of the tales. King Shahriyar, Shehrazade and her sister Dunyasad in the King´s bedroom. The King is ready to kill Sheherazade who begins to tell the stories. (-this one was painted in 1926)
SEVEN OF WANDS:
“Abdullah the Fisherman” is fishing and catches “Abdullah the Merman”. A profitable deal is proposed. The Fisherman will bring fruits of the land and in exchange the Merman will bring him rubies, pearls and emeralds that are abundant in the sea. (from “Abdullah the Seaman and Abdullah the Fisherman”)
TEN OF WANDS:The First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor: the island on the back of a whale.
THREE OF CHALICES:
Three Ladies in Baghdad, Sokeida, Amina and Fahima and a servant boy they have hired. Fahima ends up as the wife of the Caliph, Amina marries his son and the third sister marries a beggar monk (who turns out to be a King´s son) (from “Three Ladies of Baghdad”)
SEVEN OF CHALICES:
This is from a story about a Shepard and a Seductress. (The tale is very misogynistic and thus scholars say it´s a late muslim addition to the tales.)
EIGHT OF CHALICES:
Sinbad is shipwrecked again. (from "Sinbad the Sailor")
THREE OF SWORDS:
The Slave of Love. A lovely Lady has been buried alive. Ranim sees what happens and digs the Lady up. The Lady is the favourite wife of the Caliph.
FIVE OF SWORDS:
The Magic Lake. In the courtyard of the Palace there´s a golden net that keeps the birds from flying away. (Birds= Spirit of the Palace). A young Prince has been turned to black marble from waist down due to an evil spell by an evil witch woman. The whole country has been turned into a lake and the subjects of the Prince have become the fish in the lake.
TEN OF SWORDS:
Asis and the devious daughter of Dalila by the grave of Asisa. (from “Asis and Asisa”)
PAGE OF SWORDS:
Inside the “Palace of the Garden of Happiness” Ali and a friend (called Beautiful) give the old Vizir too much to drink. The Caliph sees everything from the tree outside the Palace window. He is shocked by the betrayal and by the behavior of the old Vizir. But in the end everyone is forgiven.
KNIGHT OF SWORDS:
The Rok-bird takes the Prince to a palace where one is allowed to open 39 doors. The 40th must remain closed because a wild black winged horse lives behind that door. The Prince is curious and opens the 40th door and therefore he loses one eye plus all the treasures of the palace. (from "The Tale of the Ebony Horse")
Thanks to Elendil for the inspiration to post this thread (and for the Emperor and for the 10 of wands
_____________________________________________
THE EMPEROR:
King Sharyar to whom Shehrazade tells the stories of “The Thousand Nights and One Night” OR the noble, just & wise Harun al Rashid Khalifah of Baghdad.
THE DEVIL:
Apeman Gorgis, Grandson of Iblisi.
OR: The jinni from 'The Fisherman and the Jinni': a story of faithlessness, punishment, broken promises, deceit and trickery.
THE DANGER:
In the valley of diamonds and giant snakes (from "The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor")
JUDGEMENT:
Prince Hasan meditates by his father´s grave and eventually falls asleep. A Spirit sees the lovely boy and takes a liking to him. The Spirit transfers the boy to meet his future Bride. (from “Vizir Nureddin and His Brother”)
PAGE OF PENTACLES:
Asis falls in love with a lovely girl he sees through a window. The girl invites him to the palace at night. There is a gorgeous garden and a huge hall where he finds a table full of delicacies. He falls asleep. On the third night he stays awake and ends up serving the devious daughter of Dalila. (from “Asis and Asisa”)
KING OF PENTACLES:
The first night of the tales. King Shahriyar, Shehrazade and her sister Dunyasad in the King´s bedroom. The King is ready to kill Sheherazade who begins to tell the stories. (-this one was painted in 1926)
SEVEN OF WANDS:
“Abdullah the Fisherman” is fishing and catches “Abdullah the Merman”. A profitable deal is proposed. The Fisherman will bring fruits of the land and in exchange the Merman will bring him rubies, pearls and emeralds that are abundant in the sea. (from “Abdullah the Seaman and Abdullah the Fisherman”)
TEN OF WANDS:The First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor: the island on the back of a whale.
THREE OF CHALICES:
Three Ladies in Baghdad, Sokeida, Amina and Fahima and a servant boy they have hired. Fahima ends up as the wife of the Caliph, Amina marries his son and the third sister marries a beggar monk (who turns out to be a King´s son) (from “Three Ladies of Baghdad”)
SEVEN OF CHALICES:
This is from a story about a Shepard and a Seductress. (The tale is very misogynistic and thus scholars say it´s a late muslim addition to the tales.)
EIGHT OF CHALICES:
Sinbad is shipwrecked again. (from "Sinbad the Sailor")
THREE OF SWORDS:
The Slave of Love. A lovely Lady has been buried alive. Ranim sees what happens and digs the Lady up. The Lady is the favourite wife of the Caliph.
FIVE OF SWORDS:
The Magic Lake. In the courtyard of the Palace there´s a golden net that keeps the birds from flying away. (Birds= Spirit of the Palace). A young Prince has been turned to black marble from waist down due to an evil spell by an evil witch woman. The whole country has been turned into a lake and the subjects of the Prince have become the fish in the lake.
TEN OF SWORDS:
Asis and the devious daughter of Dalila by the grave of Asisa. (from “Asis and Asisa”)
PAGE OF SWORDS:
Inside the “Palace of the Garden of Happiness” Ali and a friend (called Beautiful) give the old Vizir too much to drink. The Caliph sees everything from the tree outside the Palace window. He is shocked by the betrayal and by the behavior of the old Vizir. But in the end everyone is forgiven.
KNIGHT OF SWORDS:
The Rok-bird takes the Prince to a palace where one is allowed to open 39 doors. The 40th must remain closed because a wild black winged horse lives behind that door. The Prince is curious and opens the 40th door and therefore he loses one eye plus all the treasures of the palace. (from "The Tale of the Ebony Horse")