Book Arts of Isfahan

Book Arts of Isfahan
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Publisher : Getty Publications
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : 9780892363384
ISBN-13 : 089236338X
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Book Synopsis Book Arts of Isfahan by : Alice Taylor

Download or read book Book Arts of Isfahan written by Alice Taylor and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1995-12-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the seventeenth century, the Persian city of Isfahan was a crossroads of international trade and diplomacy. Manuscript paintings produced within the city’s various cultural, religious, and ethnic groups reveal the vibrant artistic legacy of the Safavid Empire. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Getty Museum, Book Arts of Isfahan offers a fascinating account of the ways in which the artists of Isfahan used their art to record the life around them and at the same time define their own identities within a complex society.


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