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100	1		_aStierlin, Henri.
240	1	0	_aArt persan. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aPersian art & architecture _h[Book] / _cHenri Stierlin ; photographs by Henri and Anne Stierlin and Adrien Buchet.
246	3		_aPersian art and architecture.
260			_aNew York : _bThames & Hudson, _c2012.
300			_a279 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.) ; _c31 cm.
500			_a"Translated from the French L'art persan by David H. Wilson"--Colophon.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275) and index.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction: the power of Persian art -- _tThe rise of Islam -- _tThe Seljuqs -- _tThe Mongol Invasion -- _tThe Islamic golden age -- _tTimur and Samarqand -- _tMiniatures -- _tBukhara and the Shaybanids -- _tIsfahan and the Safavids -- _tReflections of Paradise -- _tThe 18th and 19th centuries -- _tKhiva: a Khanate in Central Asia -- _tFrom vision to reality.
520			_aPersian art and architecture have a rich heritage that stretches far beyond the borders of modern-day Iran, from the Abbasid monuments of Baghdad to the splendid Timurid buildings of Samarqand and Bukhara. When the ancient land of Persia was conquered by the Arabs, its people embraced Islam but strove also to retain their own language and culture. The merging of influences resulted in a distinctive artistic style that spread through the Middle East. This book follows a historical path across the Iranian world and examines the artistic legacies of great rulers and their dynasties, from the rebirth of Persian art under the Seljuqs to the magnificent structures built by Timur-i Lang in Samarqand and the cultural flowering that occurred under the Safavid dynasty and beyond. Palaces, mosques, madrasas, and mausoleums display a mesmerizing decorative complexity, with form and ornament combining to create an indivisible whole. Spectacular polychrome tiles, intricate brickwork, curling arabesque motifs, and calligraphic inscriptions attain a transcendent beauty, designed to reflect both the temporal power of the rulers who commissioned them and the heavenly glory of creation. 280 illustrations, 255 in color.
650		0	_aArt, Iranian.
650		0	_aArchitecture _zIran.
650		0	_aIslamic architecture _zIran.
650		0	_aSymbolism in architecture.
700	1		_aStierlin, Anne.
700	1		_aBuchet, Adrien.
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