A Book Cover in Mandaic Miniature
For a book on Mandaean survival.
I designed the cover for The Mandaeans: Secret of Survival and Life is Victorious by Majid Al-Mubaraki, a book about the persecution and endurance of the Mandaean people. Working in the tradition of Mandaic manuscript illustration, I built a cover that carries the weight of that subject: figurative imagery drawn from the miniature tradition, balanced with clarity, scale, and rhythm.
The aim was simple. To let a contemporary book wear the visual language of its own heritage, so the cover speaks before a single word is read.
"Once Ardwan absorbed the book idea, representing the Mandaeans' suffering and persecution, he produced beautiful work and rendered it clear to the reader. His understanding of the Mandaic illustrative style brought our artistic heritage back to life in a modern way."
— Majid Al-Mubaraki
— Majid Al-Mubaraki
BOOK DETAILS
title The Mandaeans
subtitle Secret of survival and life is victorious
Arabic title المندائيون
Arabic Subtitle سر البقاء والحياة منتصرة
Written by Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki
language Arabic
Edition First Edition, 2018
ISBN 978-1876888121
DATE OF PUBLICATION 19 April 2018
Cover Type Softcover
Paper 80 Gram
Printed in Sydney, Australia
Book Cover by Ardwan Al-Sabti
Pages 367
Plates 23 Illustrations, maps and portraits
Dimensions 230mm x 155mm x 22mm
Mandaeans // Mandaean // Mandean // Mandian // Nasoraean // Mandaic // Mandaeism // Mandaic Iconography // Mandaic Miniatures // Mandaic Art // Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki // History book // Ardwans // Ardwan Alsabti // John the Baptist // ماجد فندي المباركي // أردوان السبتي // مندائيين // مندائية // صبة// صابئيين // ناصورائيين صابئة //