Carpets and Textiles in the Iranian World

1400 - 1700

Jon Thompson, Daniel Shaffer, Pirjetta Mildh, Walter Denny, Christine Klose & others

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Description

Carpets and Textiles in the Iranian World 1400 - 1700 is a generously illustrated and meticulously produced compilation in revised form of the papers given at the international conference at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford in August 2003. Leading essays by Jon Thompson, Walter Denny and Christine Klose address key theoretical questions on 15th century and later carpets, while further contributions explore Safavid carpets and the Portuguese taste for the 'oriental', Kufic design in Persian carpets and miniature painting, Persian costume, Safavid textiles, and the Indian Ocean textile trade. The book stands as a fitting tribute to the life and pioneering scholarship of May H. Beattie.