The Book of Iran: The History of Iranian Art |
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Contents
Elam and Persian Urban Civilizations | 22 |
The Aftermath of the Elamite Civilization | 28 |
The Grand Ministry of Elam | 36 |
Elam And Revival Of The Splendour Of The Elamite Empire | 44 |
The Artworks of Manne | 58 |
The Art of the Medians | 69 |
Seleucid and Parthian Art | 92 |
The Art of Islamic Iran From the Beginning of Islam | 173 |
The Art of Saljuqi Period | 212 |
The art of the Mongol Period | 233 |
The Art of Saffavid Dynasty | 254 |
The Zandieh and Qajar Periods | 278 |
Art of the Pahlavi Period | 290 |
General Historic Facts | 303 |
Sources | 325 |
Art during the First Period of Islamic Persia | 186 |
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