The Book of Iran: The History of Iranian Art |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
The Iranian Plateau | 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 |
Common terms and phrases
Achaemenid ancient animals appear architecture arranged artists bearing beautiful became began belonging border bricks building built carries central centre century changes collection colours columns combined completely continued copied courtyard covered created crown cultural decorations discovered dishes dome drawings dynasty Elamite engraved entrance example face figures fire followed four gold gradually hall hand head Herat important influence inscriptions Iran Isfahan Islamic ivan king known land later magnificent mentioned metres millennium mosque motifs mountain objects originally painting palace Parthian patterns period Persian popular portrayed possess present probably produced regarded regions religious remains represent rooms rows ruled Safavid Sasani School seals seen Shah shape side similar square standing stone structure stucco style surface Susa temple throughout tiles tomb took traditions usually various walls western
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Book of Iran: The History of Iranian Art The book of Iran, Habibollāh Āyatollāhi |
| Authors | Habibollah Ayatollahi, Ḥabīb Allāh Āyat Allāhī, Habibollāh Āyatollāhi |
| Translated by | Shermin Haghshenās |
| Contributor | Sāzmān-i Farhang va Irtibāṭāt-i Islāmī (Iran). Markaz-i Muṭālaʻāt-i Farhangī-Bayn al-Milalī |
| Publisher | Alhoda UK, 2003 |
| ISBN | 9649449140, 9789649449142 |
| Length | 362 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |