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• Title:Hunt for paradise : court arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576 / edited by Jon Thompson and Sheila R. Canby.
  
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• Variant Title:Court arts of Safavid Iran
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Thompson, Jon, editor.
  Canby, Sheila R., editor.
  Asia Society. Museum.
  Museo Poldi-Pezzoli.
  Palazzo reale di Milano.
  
• Published/Created:Milano, Italy : Skira, 2003.
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: N7283 .H86 2003
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 06-07-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Ṭahmāsp I, Shah of Iran, 1514-1576.
  Asia Society. Museum--Exhibitions.
  Museo Poldi-Pezzoli--Exhibitions.
  Palazzo reale di Milano--Exhibitions.
  Architecture, Safavid--Exhibitions.
  Art, Safavid--Exhibitions.
  Art, Iranian--Exhibitions.
  Illumination of books and manuscripts, Safavid--Exhibitions.
  Calligraphy, Arabic--Iran--Exhibitions.
  Calligraphy, Persian--Iran--Exhibitions.
  Bookbinding--Iran--Exhibitions.
  Decorative arts--Iran--Exhibitions.
  Iran--History--Ṣafavid dynasty, 1501-1736--Pictorial works.
  
• Genre/Form:Exhibition catalogs.
  Illustrated works.
  
• Edition:First edition.
  
• Description:340 pages : map, color illustrations ; 31 cm
  
• Summary:This lavish catalogue documents the most opulent period of later Persian history through over one hundred twenty five superlative works of art from public and private collections in Europe, North America and Asia, including Iran. The volume, which examines pieces chosen for their exceptional quality and historical importance, includes works in all media-carpets, paintings, metalwork, ceramics, lacquer and hardstones. "Hunt for Paradise is the first exhibition catalogue to bring together these treasures from many countries in order to present a unique and comprehensive picture of the art of the Safavid court. This serious and original contribution to the study of Persian art and culture is of the highest quality and includes critical text by leading specialists in the field
  
• Notes:Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Asia Society Museum, New York, Oct. 16, 2003-Jan. 18, 2004 and at the Museo Poldi Pezzoli and Palazzo Reale, Milan, Feb. 23-June 28, 2004.
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:0878480935
  9780878480937
  8884915902
  9788884915900
  
• Contents:The world of the early Safavids / Sheila R. Canby
  Building on the past: the shaping of the Safavid architecture, 1501-76 / Sussan Babaie
  Calligraphy in the Safavid period 1501-76 / Priscilla Soucek
  Safavid painting / Sheila R. Canby
  Safavid illumination / Sheila R. Canby
  Safavid bookbinding / Zeren Tanindi
  The rise of the lacquer binding / Tim Stanley
  Early Safavid metalwork / James Allan
  Safavid magic bowls / Emilie Savage-Smith
  Sixteenth-century Persian ceramics / Yolanda Crowe
  Chinese ceramics in early Safavid Iran / Regina Krahl
  Early Safavid carpets and textiles / Jon Thompson
  Through a glass darkly? Glimpses of Safavid fashions of the sixteenth century / Jennifer M. Scarce
  The horoscope of Shah Tahmasp / Sergei Tourkin.