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Text and Image in Persian Art: From the Samanids to the Safavids

By Sheila Blair

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0748655786, 9780748655786, 9781474446327
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
149 MB (156404153 bytes)
Series
Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art
Edition
1
Pages
304\353
Time added
2021-11-21 16:44:25

Description

Greater Iranian art from the tenth to sixteenth centuries contains some of the finest, most technically complex achievements in the history of world art. Intellectually engaging, art from Greater Iran showcases the power of merging texts and vibrant imagery, creating lively, highly expressive verbal and visual expressions. Focusing on objects found in the period's main media, Sheila S. Blair follows artisans' play with form, material, and decoration to engage their audiences, and she traces the reception of these objects over time. She ultimately connects our present understanding of these works to our conception of an Iranian past. Lavishly illustrated in color, the volume centers on four genres: ceramics, metalwares, architecture, and textiles, exhibiting a variety of Persian examples. Written by the world's foremost expert on Persian art, it captures both the thrilling visual and verbal interactions of a multilingual society and the phenomenal transformation of everyday objects into art. Contents List of Figures Series Editor’s Foreword Preface CHAPTER 1 Introduction CHAPTER 2 The Art of Writing: A Bowl from Samarqand Provenance The ceramic setting Inscriptions Script Clientele Wider horizons Afterlife CHAPTER 3 Perfuming the Air: A Rosewater Sprinkler from Herat Provenance The geographical and historical setting Metalwares from Herat Patronage Function Decoration Afterlife CHAPTER 4 Monumentality under the Mongols: The Tomb of Uljaytu at Sultaniyya Construction and redecoration Reasons for redecoration The pious foundation The architectural setting The tomb as inspiration for later Mongol rulers The tomb as inspiration for the Ilkhanids’ rivals Afterlife CHAPTER 5 A Romantic Interlude: The Wedding Celebrations from a Manuscript withThree Poems by Khwaju Kirmani The text and its calligrapher The illustrated folios Adding the paintings The royal setting The role of women Afterlife CHAPTER 6 Proclaiming Sovereignty: The Ardabil Carpets Provenance The inscription Gifts to shrines Why Ardabil in the 1540s? The repurposed Jannat Saray Afterlife at the shrine Afterlife in the west CHAPTER 7 Conclusion List of Abbreviations Bibliography Illustration Acknowledgments Index

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