Unveiling the Craftsmanship and Knowledge Behind Iranian Stuccoes (11th -14th centuries) : New insights from an archaeometric perspective [PDF]
Gypsum-based stucco decorations of 47 monuments in Iran, from the Seljuq to the Ilkhanid period (11th-14th centuries), were studied by multimodal analytical methods, including X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and image ...
Aghajani, Iman +7 more
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A Comparative Study of Safavid Pottery in Kerman and Mashhad And the Influence of Chinese art on them [PDF]
Safavid pottery, like the other arts in this period has experienced considerable growth and dynamism. In this period masterpieces of pottery, from lusterware and “blue and white" to the Celadon and Kubachi and Gombroon have been produced in numerous ...
Abbas Akbari, Ali Sadeghi Taheri
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Review of Alan J. K. Sanders, 'Historical Dictionary of Mongolia' [PDF]
Lane, George
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Mediating Sacred Kingship: Conversion and Sovereignty in Mongol Iran [PDF]
This dissertation focuses on the fashioning of new discourses on authority and sacral kingship in thirteenth and fourteenth-century Mongol-ruled Iran. It examines how Jewish and Muslim (both Shiʿi and Sunni) bureaucrats, court historians, scholars, and ...
Brack, Jonathan Z.
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Review of Gao Xingjian and Transcultural Chinese Theater by Sy Ren Quah [PDF]
Ferrari, Rossella
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(English) This doctoral thesis explores the shared geometric foundations of Persian architecture and miniature painting between 1256 and 1550, spanning the Ilkhanid, Timurid, and early Safavid periods. It argues that both art forms are governed by a unified visual and symbolic system rooted in Persian cosmology and Islamic intellectual traditions ...
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Courts, brokers and brokerage in the Medieval Mediterranean [PDF]
Höh, Marc ¬von der¬ +2 more
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On the Origins of the Shrine of ‘Abd al-Samad in Natanz : The Case for a Revised Chronology [PDF]
This article proposes a re-examination of the phases of construction and decoration at the shrine of ‘Abd al-Samad in Natanz and demonstrates that the core fabric and elements of architectural revetments of the shrine are datable to the Seljuq period ...
Grbanovic, Ana Marija +1 more
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Review of Bertold Spuler, 'Persian historiography and geography'. Singapore: Pustaka Nasional Pte. Ltd, 2003 [PDF]
Lane, George
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