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Persian art : image-making in Eurasia /

"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 A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kadoi, Yuka (Autor, Editor )
Autor Corporativo: Visual World of Persianate Culture (Conference)
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Notas:"This volume is a selection of the papers given to the International Conference held at the University of Edinburgh in October 2014, entitled 'The Visual World of Persianate Culture'"--Preface.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 183 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474469685
147446968X