Persian art : image-making in Eurasia
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Kadoi Yuka ;
- Editeurs : Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press ;
- Date d'édition : [2018]
- ISBN : 978-1-4744-1115-8, 1-4744-1115-0
- Sujets : Art -- Histoire -- Actes de congrès -- Iran
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii-183 p.), : Ill. en coul., jaquette ill. en coul., 29 cm
- Pays de publication : Royaume-Uni
Notes
La préface indique : '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'.' ; Bibliogr. en fin de contribution. Index
Résumé
La 4e de couv. indique : '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.'