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Early Persian tilework : the medieval flowering of kāshī
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"Tilework is the most spectacular architectural manifestation of Islamic Iran. In Early Persian Tilework, Doulgas Pickett examines the growth to maturity of Persian tilework and mosaic faience, gen...
"Tilework is the most spectacular architectural manifestation of Islamic Iran. In Early Persian Tilework, Doulgas Pickett examines the growth to maturity of Persian tilework and mosaic faience, generically termed kashi, from its appearance about 1060 A.D. to the invasion of Tamerlane about 1390 A.D." "This volume is copiously illustrated in full color, allowing the reader to both check the facts and appreciate the craftsmanship and beauty of this highly photogenic artform."--Jacket.
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- Creator
- Douglas Pickett
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- English
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- Madison [New Jersey] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London : Associated University Presses, ©1997
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- 211 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
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- 083863365X, 9780838633656
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- ocm24546587
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-202) and index.
- 1. The Subject and the Sources -- 2. Kashi of the Early Period to the Mongol Invasion, 400-617/1009-1220 -- 3. The Early Mongol Period: Background to the Corpus -- 4. Kashi Types of the Period 617-700/1220-1300 -- 5. The Revival of Kashi, 700-725/1300-1325, Contemporary with the Sultaniyya Project -- 6. Crosscurrents in Kashi, 700-725/1300-1325, and Their Relationships -- 7. The Muzaffarid Period, 731-795/1314-1393 -- 8. Minor or Peripheral Samples of Kashi from the Early Eighth/Fourteenth Century -- 9. Developments in Yazd and Kirman and Their Relations Elsewhere in Iran -- 10. Conclusion -- App. 1. Typological Table of Early Kashi, ca. 391-617/1000-1220 -- App. 2. List of Early Il Khan Buildings, 617-700/1220-1300