Text and image in medieval Persian art / Sheila S. Blair.
"Investigates the interaction between word and image in medieval Persian art. Focusing on 5 objects found in the main media at the time -- ceramics, metalwares, painting, architecture and textiles -- Sheila S. Blair shows how artisans played with form, material and decoration to engage their au...
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Edinburgh University Press,
[2014]
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| Series: | Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
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Table of Contents:
- The art of writing : a bowl from Samarqand
- Perfuming the air : a rosewater sprinkler from Herat
- Monumentality under the Mongols : the tomb of Uljaytu at Sultaniyya
- A romantic interlude : the wedding celebrations from a manuscript with three poems by Khwaju Kirmani
- Proclaiming sovereignty : the Ardabil carpets provenance.