Ceramics of Iran

Author: Oliver Watson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300254288
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 529

Book Description
A beautifully illustrated showcase of the rich and varied ceramic tradition of Iran Featuring a broad selection of objects from one of the most distinguished collections of Iranian art, this volume brings together over 1,000 years of Persian Islamic pottery. With more than 500 illustrations, authoritative technical treatises, and insightful commentary, Ceramics of Iran assembles a collection of rarely seen treasures from the Persian world and presents a collective history of its renowned ceramic tradition. Included among its comprehensive catalogue entries are numerous translations of the object’s inscriptions, providing readers with a richer and more detailed understanding of the cultural heritage from which these items are derived. In addition, the book contains new research and material from previously unknown sites. Featuring all new photography of nearly 250 objects, Ceramics of Iran brings the extraordinary contributions of Persian art into a wider historical context, along with a wealth of images to demonstrate the full scope of its intricate beauty.

Persian Tiles

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN:
Category : Ceramics
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Persian Ceramic Designs

Author: Mehry Reid
Publisher: Stemmer House Pub
ISBN: 9780880450249
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Exquisite motifs of birds, flowers and abstract designs in the form of black-and-white rendered drawings.

Nishapur: Pottery of the Early Islamic Period

Author: Charles Kyrle Wilkinson
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870990764
Category : Islamic pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
The city of Nishapur, located in eastern Iran, was a place of political importance in medieval times and a flourishing center of art, crafts, and trade. This publication studies the pottery found at the site at Nishapur excavated by the Iranian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum in 1935–40 and again in 1947. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

The Middle Ages in 50 Objects

Author: Elina Gertsman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108340814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
The extraordinary array of images included in this volume reveals the full and rich history of the Middle Ages. Exploring material objects from the European, Byzantine and Islamic worlds, the book casts a new light on the cultures that formed them, each culture illuminated by its treasures. The objects are divided among four topics: The Holy and the Faithful; The Sinful and the Spectral; Daily Life and Its Fictions, and Death and Its Aftermath. Each section is organized chronologically, and every object is accompanied by a penetrating essay that focuses on its visual and cultural significance within the wider context in which the object was made and used. Spot maps add yet another way to visualize and consider the significance of the objects and the history that they reveal. Lavishly illustrated, this is an appealing and original guide to the cultural history of the Middle Ages.

Persian Ceramics

Author: Aimee Froom
Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
An accessible survey of Persian ceramics

Islamic Tiles

Author: Venetia Porter
Publisher: British museum Press
ISBN: 9780714114569
Category : Islamic art
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Concise introduction to the tilework produced across the Islamic world from the 9th to the 19th century

Palaces and Gardens of Persia

Author: Yves Porter
Publisher: Editions Flammarion
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
In both decoration and design, the grand buildings and gardens of traditional Persia consistently refer to "paradise." The very word itself refers to a sense of heavenly perfection, derived from an early Iranian term for "the Shah's royal hunting grounds." The fine touches of heaven that lie behind the colorful tiled faç ades of palace pavilions and mosques still shine in this richly illustrated and scholarly work. Enter gardens with intricate fountains and majestic ponds fed by water that is sourced from underground aqueducts dating to the 6th century. From ancient mirrored shrines of Shiraz and geometric gardens of Kashan to the ornate domes of Ispahan, here is a glorious photographic timeline drawn in water, brick, and ceramic ornamentation along the 3,000 years of the region's architecture.

The Ceramic Art

Author: Jennie J. Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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The Arts of Persia

Author: Ronald W. Ferrier
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300039875
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Shows and describes examples of Persian calligraphy, glass, tile, pottery, lacquer, books, paintings, jewelry, textiles, sculpture, and architecture