The Arts of Iran in Istanbul and Anatolia: Seven Essays (Ilex Series) - Softcover

 
9780674987340: The Arts of Iran in Istanbul and Anatolia: Seven Essays (Ilex Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0674987349 ISBN 13: 9780674987340
Publisher: Ilex Project, 2019

Synopsis

Many spectacular examples of Persianate art survive to the present day, safeguarded in Istanbul and beyond―celebrating the glory of the Persian Empire (and, later, the Ottoman Empire). These include illustrated books, featuring exquisitely painted miniatures artfully embedded in the texts of literary masterpieces, as well as tile decorations in medieval Anatolian architecture.

Because of their beauty, many Persianate books were deliberately disassembled, their illustrations re-used in newer books or possessed as isolated art objects. As fragments found their way to collections around the world, the essential integration of text and image in the original books was lost. Six art historians and a literary historian―instrumental in reconstruction efforts―trace the long journey from the destructive dispersal of fragments to the joys of restoration.

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About the Authors

Olga M. Davidson is a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations at Boston University.

Marianna Shreve Simpson is a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Publisher
Ilex Project
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0674987349
ISBN 13 
9780674987340
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
218
Editor
Davidson Olga M., Simpson Marianna Shreve