Persian Painting: Five Royal Safavid Manuscripts of the Sixteenth Century

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Posted: Mar-26-2006

Suggestion a good surce

This is a good book on this subject. But, I'd like to suggest a very good source of Persian (Farsi) books on the net: www.iranibook.com & www.iranibookshop.com You will find any Farsi books in this feild.

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Posted: Jan-24-2002

Exquisite images from a civilization ignored by the West

Mention the words "Safavi" or "Safavid" to people in the West and you will most likely get a blank stare in return, but this Iranian dynasty presided over a great cultural flowering in literature and architecture as well as in art. Stuart Cary Welch produced a beautiful introductory guide to...

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Posted: Mar-08-1999

Beautiful, accessible introduction to an exquisite artform

Stuart Cary Welch is an art historian (I think he taught at Harvard, but I'm not sure) who loves his work, and it clearly shows in this volume. The pictures are exquisite, the reproductions are beautiful, but the best part is the commentary: his only goal is to make the work -- and the stories...

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