Abstract
The timeliness of the research is determined by the following: in the contemporary world scholars studying the national traditional cultures and awareness of the importance of the book art in its historical development are some of the basic conditions for solving the problems of not only preservation of spiritual and material culture monuments, but the study of the cultures genesis, identification of opportunities for their further development. The paper aims to evince the importance and influence of Sufi ideology on the formation of book art traditions. The study of the problem is based on the classical methods of different sciences: history, culturology, art studies, which help to create a holistic picture of the development of the book art in the Tatar culture. The paper reveals the peculiarities of the development of Tatar hand-written book art, including the following factors brought by Sufism ideology: the absence of any graphic elements, key role of symbols of the universe model, the symbols of color and compositional text distribution on the page. Results and study findings can be used during the preparation of special courses and programs History of culture and religion, Cult of the peoples of Tatarstan, History of World Culture.
Highlights
The book is an important part of the spiritual culture of the nation
The paper reveals the peculiarities of the development of Tatar hand-written book art, including the following factors brought by Sufism ideology: the absence of any graphic elements, key role of symbols of the universe model, the symbols of color and compositional text distribution on the page
Kazan Khanate had a high level of material and spiritual culture
Summary
The book is an important part of the spiritual culture of the nation. It is a monument of creative thought, it bridges the present and the past, opening the way for new discoveries. The centuries-old history of the Tatar people shows that learning has occupied a special place in its rich spiritual culture, giving rise to the reverent attitude to the book as a source of knowledge. Features of oriental influence could be seen in the design of the book block, functionality of its components, materials and technology of bookbinding. The artistic features of the Tatar manuscript book are different from eastern counterparts: it is characterized by the absence of graphic elements. Dmitrieva "there were no artistically designed Arabic written manuscripts in the Volga-Ural region" (Dmitrieva, 1987)
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