Hunt for paradise : court arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576 /

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Other Authors / Creators:Thompson, Jon.
Canby, Sheila R.
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Asia Society. Museum.
Museo Poldi-Pezzoli.
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Imprint: Milan : Skira ; New York : Distributed in North America and Latin America by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press, 2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • The world of the early Safavids / Sheila R. Canby
  • Building on the past: the shaping of the Safavid architecture, 1501-76 / Sussan Babaie
  • Calligraphy in the Safavid period 1501-76 / Priscilla Soucek
  • Safavid painting / Sheila R. Canby
  • Safavid illumination / Sheila R. Canby
  • Safavid bookbinding / Zeren Tanindi
  • The rise of the lacquer binding / Tim Stanley
  • Early Safavid metalwork / James Allan
  • Safavid magic bowls / Emilie Savage-Smith
  • Sixteenth-century Persian ceramics / Yolanda Crowe
  • Chinese ceramics in early Safavid Iran / Regina Krahl
  • Early Safavid carpets and textiles / Jon Thompson
  • Through a glass darkly? Glimpses of Safavid fashions of the sixteenth century / Jennifer M. Scarce
  • The horoscope of Shah Tahmasp / Sergei Tourkin
  • Appendices.