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The Resource Bestowing beauty : masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection, edited by Aimée Froom ; with essays by Walter B. Denny, Aimée Froom, Melanie Gibson, and David J. Roxburgh; and contributions by Robert Hillenbrand, Mary McWilliams, Janet O'Brien, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Eleanor Sims, Margaret Squires, and Julie Timte

Bestowing beauty : masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection, edited by Aimée Froom ; with essays by Walter B. Denny, Aimée Froom, Melanie Gibson, and David J. Roxburgh; and contributions by Robert Hillenbrand, Mary McWilliams, Janet O'Brien, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Eleanor Sims, Margaret Squires, and Julie Timte

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A rare look into the grandeur and distinctiveness of Persian art through one of the world's leading private collections. Bestowing Beauty showcases an assortment of stunning works from one of the world's most distinguished private collections of Persian art. Featuring more than 100 exquisite objects spanning many centuries, from the eve of the Islamic period in the 6th century to the end of the 19th century, this wide range of treasures demonstrates the remarkable depth and diversity of the Hossein Afshar Collection. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by essays from a group of internationally recognized scholars, this book's rich selection includes an array of ceramic works, rare Qur'an pages written in gold, precious inlaid metal wares, exquisite miniature paintings from Firdausi's Shahnama, sumptuous silk brocades and velvet embroideries, and monumental silk carpets from the apex of Safavid carpet production. These rarely seen works bring into focus the remarkable variety of techniques and innovations employed by Persian artists and artisans through the ages
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
304 pages
Contents
  • The art of writing and its collection in the Islamic lands
  • David J. Roxburgh
  • Ceramic production in Iran : style and innovation
  • Melanie Gibson
  • Textile art and artistic commerce in seventeenth-century Iran
  • Walter B. Denny
  • Selections from the collection. Faith and piety ; Art of the word ; Love and longing ; Banquets and battles ; Kingship and authority ; Earth and nature
Isbn
9780300247022
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Bestowing beauty : masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection
Title
Bestowing beauty
Title remainder
masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection
Statement of responsibility
edited by Aimée Froom ; with essays by Walter B. Denny, Aimée Froom, Melanie Gibson, and David J. Roxburgh; and contributions by Robert Hillenbrand, Mary McWilliams, Janet O'Brien, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Eleanor Sims, Margaret Squires, and Julie Timte
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Editor
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Language
eng
Summary
A rare look into the grandeur and distinctiveness of Persian art through one of the world's leading private collections. Bestowing Beauty showcases an assortment of stunning works from one of the world's most distinguished private collections of Persian art. Featuring more than 100 exquisite objects spanning many centuries, from the eve of the Islamic period in the 6th century to the end of the 19th century, this wide range of treasures demonstrates the remarkable depth and diversity of the Hossein Afshar Collection. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by essays from a group of internationally recognized scholars, this book's rich selection includes an array of ceramic works, rare Qur'an pages written in gold, precious inlaid metal wares, exquisite miniature paintings from Firdausi's Shahnama, sumptuous silk brocades and velvet embroideries, and monumental silk carpets from the apex of Safavid carpet production. These rarely seen works bring into focus the remarkable variety of techniques and innovations employed by Persian artists and artisans through the ages
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DLC
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • catalogs
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Froom, Aimée,
  • Denny, Walter B
  • Gibson, Melanie
  • Roxburgh, David J
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Art, Iranian
  • Afshar, Hossein
  • Art
  • Art, Iranian
  • Art
  • England
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Bestowing beauty : masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection, edited by Aimée Froom ; with essays by Walter B. Denny, Aimée Froom, Melanie Gibson, and David J. Roxburgh; and contributions by Robert Hillenbrand, Mary McWilliams, Janet O'Brien, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Eleanor Sims, Margaret Squires, and Julie Timte
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • The art of writing and its collection in the Islamic lands
  • David J. Roxburgh
  • Ceramic production in Iran : style and innovation
  • Melanie Gibson
  • Textile art and artistic commerce in seventeenth-century Iran
  • Walter B. Denny
  • Selections from the collection. Faith and piety ; Art of the word ; Love and longing ; Banquets and battles ; Kingship and authority ; Earth and nature
Control code
1084642993
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
304 pages
Isbn
9780300247022
Lccn
2019005235
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, color map
System control number
(OCoLC)1084642993
Label
Bestowing beauty : masterpieces from Persian lands-selections from the Hossein Afshar collection, edited by Aimée Froom ; with essays by Walter B. Denny, Aimée Froom, Melanie Gibson, and David J. Roxburgh; and contributions by Robert Hillenbrand, Mary McWilliams, Janet O'Brien, Marianna Shreve Simpson, Eleanor Sims, Margaret Squires, and Julie Timte
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-294) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
  • The art of writing and its collection in the Islamic lands
  • David J. Roxburgh
  • Ceramic production in Iran : style and innovation
  • Melanie Gibson
  • Textile art and artistic commerce in seventeenth-century Iran
  • Walter B. Denny
  • Selections from the collection. Faith and piety ; Art of the word ; Love and longing ; Banquets and battles ; Kingship and authority ; Earth and nature
Control code
1084642993
Dimensions
29 cm
Extent
304 pages
Isbn
9780300247022
Lccn
2019005235
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations, color map
System control number
(OCoLC)1084642993

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