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020			_a9780300229189 (hardback) _q(Harvard Art Museums : alk. paper)
020			_a9780300229189 _q(Yale University Press (distributor) : alk. paper)
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245	0	3	_aAn album of artists' drawings from Qajar Iran _hBook / _cedited by David J. Roxburgh ; with contributions by Trent Barnes, Mycah Braxton, Gwendolyn Collaço, Farhad Dokhani, Bronwen Gulkis, Penley Knipe, Mary McWilliams, Sarah Mirseyedi, Veronika Poier, David J. Roxburgh, Mira Xenia Schwerda, and Meredyth Winter.
300			_a (various pagings) _billustrations ; _c37 cm
365			_a01 _b11,331.00
520			_aHarvard's Qajar Album--57 folios, with nearly 150 drawings, paintings, prints, and embossed works--is a remarkably wide-ranging collection of human, animal, and floral studies; narrative compositions inspired by Persian classic literature and historical subjects; religious themes; and portraits of rulers and heroes. Because these types of works were originally created as technical materials for artists to use in their daily work, most have been lost over time as a result of repeated use and subsequent damage or disposal. This publication offers a rare opportunity not only to appreciate the ingenuity of the individual works, but also to gain a better understanding of the entire system of artistic production and exchange in 19th-century Iran. The book unites 12 essays with a beautiful full-size facsimile of the complete album. From the necessarily global story of how the album came to be housed at the Harvard Art Museums--spanning Iran, Germany, England, and the United States--to the in-depth examination of individual themes and techniques, the publication exposes a rich network of artistic influence, exchange, and innovation. In doing so, it calls on us to question what has been left out of the dominant histories of art and to consider possible alternative definitions of what can be thought of as "modern."
521			_aAll.
650		0	_aArt, Iranian _y19th century _vCatalogs.
650		0	_aIslamic art _vCatalogs.
650		0	_aPattern books _zIran _vCatalogs.
650		0	_aPattern books _zMassachusetts _zCambridge _vCatalogs.
700	1		_aRoxburgh, David J., _eeditor.
700	1	2	_aBarnes, Trent. _tPouncing and the materiality of image transfer.
852			_p10001000062847 _911331.00 _vMultiline Books _dBooks
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