Persian art : image-making in Eurasia /
"Explores the pictorial, material and technological richness of the Persian world. In this illustrated book, nine contributors explore multifaceted aspects of art, architecture and material culture of the Persian cultural realm, encompassing West Asia, Anatolia, Central Asia, South Asia, East A...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Kadoi, Yuka, author, editor. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2018] |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | "Explores the pictorial, material and technological richness of the Persian world. In this illustrated book, nine contributors explore multifaceted aspects of art, architecture and material culture of the Persian cultural realm, encompassing West Asia, Anatolia, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia and Europe. Each chapter examines the historical, religious or scientific role of visual culture in the shaping, influencing and transforming of distinctive 'Persian' aesthetics across the various historical periods, ranging from pre-Islamic, medieval and early modern Islamic to modern times"-- No detailed description available for "Persian Art". |
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| Item Description: | "This volume is a selection of the papers given to the International Conference held at the University of Edinburgh in October 2014, entitled 'The Visual World of Persianate Culture'"--Preface. Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 183 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474469685 147446968X |