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Studies in the Islamic Arts of the Book
Robert Hillenbrand
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Description for Studies in the Islamic Arts of the Book
Hardcover. The studies collected in this volume, some of them rather difficult to access, date mostly from the last fifteen years and focus primarily on Persian book painting of the 14th to the early 16th centuries. In this period, Iran dominated the art of book painting in the Islamic world. Num Pages: 556 pages, 258 illus. BIC Classification: ACK; HDD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
The studies collected in this volume, some of them rather difficult to access, date mostly from the last fifteen years and focus primarily on Persian book painting of the 14th to the early 16th centuries. In this period, Iran dominated the art of book painting in the Islamic world. The articles reprinted here examine various aspects of this, the golden age of Persian painting. They range from the period of Mongol rule, when the impact of Far Eastern themes and modes radically transformed the heritage bequeathed to Iran by Arab painting - a textbook case of the clash of civilisations ... Read more
The studies collected in this volume, some of them rather difficult to access, date mostly from the last fifteen years and focus primarily on Persian book painting of the 14th to the early 16th centuries. In this period, Iran dominated the art of book painting in the Islamic world. The articles reprinted here examine various aspects of this, the golden age of Persian painting. They range from the period of Mongol rule, when the impact of Far Eastern themes and modes radically transformed the heritage bequeathed to Iran by Arab painting - a textbook case of the clash of civilisations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pindar Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
Number of Pages
556
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904597490
SKU
V9781904597490
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99-2
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