Mostly Miniatures
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780691049410
Subjects: Islamic studies; Oriental art; Painting & paintings; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Miniature painting, Iranian; Painting; Art & Art Instruction; Art; Iran; Persian Empire; Asian; Techniques - Painting; Art / History / Asian; Art and Architecture; Middle Eastern Studies; History - General; Illumination of books and manu; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Description: "In this book, the historian of Islamic art Oleg Grabar introduces Western audiences to Persian painting. Consisting primarily of miniatures illustrating works of literature, but also including murals and small ceramics decorated with pictures, these masterpieces have a visual richness that requires use of the intellect as well as the eye for their appreciation. Grabar seeks to situate the reader within their world, that of Islamic culture in Iran from the Middle Ages to modern times.

Through a series of chapters on various aspects of Persian painting, he helps us understand its history, the characteristics that define it, and the delights to be discovered in it."--BOOK JACKET.