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Persian ArtThe strict prohibition on the representation of the human form has channelled artistic creation into architectureal decoration. There is a basic simplicity of lifestyle among the rich and poor which permeates the whole of Asia, so that purely decorative objects, such as are found in the West, are frowned upon. This book is a magical tour through Central Asia Khirgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenia, and Uzbekistan a cradle of Ancient civilisations and a repository of the oriental arts inspired by Buddhism and Islam. There are magnificent, full color photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Shiekh Seid Allhuddin, and The Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilization for 2,500 years
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Lost Treasures of Persia Persian Art in the Hermitage MuseumLost Treasures of Persia Persian Art in the Hermitage MuseumHardcover Dimensions in inches 0.93 x 11.24 x 8.83 Publisher Mage Pub ISBN 0934211493 November 1997 |
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Studies in Persian Art and ArchitectureStudies in Persian Art and ArchitectureHardcover Dimensions in inches 1.10 x 10.39 x 8.12 Publisher Amer Univ in Cairo Pr ISBN 9774243706 Reissue edition June 1996 |
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Surveyors of Persian Art A Documentary Biography of Arthur Upham Pope Phyllis AckermanSurveyors of Persian Art A Documentary Biography of Arthur Upham Pope Phyllis AckermanHardcover 658 pages Publisher Mazda Pub ISBN 4893600230 December 1996 |
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