Hunt for paradise : court arts of Safavid Iran, 1501-1576 / edited by Jon Thompson and Sheila R. Canby.

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...

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Other Authors: Thompson, Jon (Editor, Contributor), Canby, Sheila R. (Editor, Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milan : London : Skira ; Thames & Hudson, 2003.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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