Persian Art

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. Key Features Provides an insightful picture of the expansion of Persian visual culture across wide swathes of Asia, from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean Considers various media including manuscript painting, portable objects, architectural traditions, building technology, science, calligraphy and carpets, from about the third century AD to modern times Offers a colourful mosaic of new research into Persian visual culture by experts with diverse disciplinary background Presents Persian art as trans-regionally uniform in style, iconography, function and meaning Beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white images Contributors Matteo Compareti Yuka Kadoi Judith A. Lerner Richard Piran McClary Tobias Nünlist Markus Ritter Raquel Santos Francesco Stermotich-Cappellari Iván Szántó

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