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100 1  Curatola, Giovanni. 
240 10 Iran.|lEnglish 
245 14 The art and architecture of Persia /|cGiovanni Curatola, 
       Gianroberto Scarcia ; translated by Marguerite Shore. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bAbbeville Press,|c[2007] 
264  4 |c©2007 
300    263 pages :|billustrations (some color), maps ;|c34 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-258) and 
       index. 
505 0  Persia from the Achaemenids to the Sasanians 550 BC-AD 650
       / Gianroberto Scarcia -- Darius: the classicism of the 
       Achaemenids -- Arsaces: the Parthians and time denied -- 
       The Khosrow kings: continuity as reinvention -- Islamic 
       Persia seventh-nineteenth century / Giovanni Curatola -- 
       Mud, brick, and turquoise: the architecture of Persia -- 
       Timeless figures: Persian miniatures -- Flowers of wool: 
       Persian carpets -- Persia between the baroque and the 
       neoclassical eras. 
520 1  "From the ancient Persian civilization in 500 BC, through 
       the Islamic period, and on to the modern era, this volume 
       explores the common characteristics and themes running 
       through Persian art. Illustrating the text are some 250 
       color photographs of architectural landscapes, monuments, 
       sculptures, carpets, miniature paintings, and ornaments, 
       which transport the reader on a tour of the region and the
       art produced there over the ages. In addition, the back 
       matter includes detailed notes to the text and an expanded
       bibliography."--BOOK JACKET. 
546    Translated from the Italian. 
650  0 Art, Iranian. 
650  0 Architecture|zIran. 
700 1  Scarcia, Gianroberto. 
700 1  Shore, Marguerite. 
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