| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 336 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans |
| Series |
Edinburgh studies in Islamic art |
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Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
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| Contents |
The art of writing : a bowl from Samarqand -- Perfuming the air : a rosewater sprinkler from Herat -- Monumentality under the Mongols : the tomb of Uljaytu at Sultaniyya -- A romantic interlude : the wedding celebrations from a manuscript with three poems by Khwaju Kirmani -- Proclaiming sovereignty : the Ardabil carpets provenance |
| Summary |
"Investigates the interaction between word and image in medieval Persian art. Focusing on 5 objects found in the main media at the time -- ceramics, metalwares, painting, architecture and textiles -- Sheila S. Blair shows how artisans played with form, material and decoration to engage their audiences. She also shows how the reception of these objects has changed and that their present context has implications for our understanding of the past. Greater Iranian arts from the 10th to the 16th century are technically some of the finest produced anywhere. They are also intellectually engaging, showing the lively interaction between the verbal and the visual arts."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-318) and index |
| Notes |
Sheila S. Blair is the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art and the Boston College and Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art, Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Art, Iranian -- History
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Art, Medieval -- Iran
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ART / Techniques / Calligraphy.
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Art, Iranian
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Art, Medieval
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013481637 |
| ISBN |
9780748697090 |
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0748697098 |
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9781474464499 |
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1474464491 |
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