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Islamic Decorative Arts: Metalwork, Rock Crystals and Mosaics
Combining geometry, calligraphy, vegetal motifs, and precious materials, Islamic artisans created objects of both beauty and meaning, reflecting the spiritual, scientific, and aesthetic values that shaped Islamic civilization across centuries.
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Echoes of Eternal Persian Art
Since its first appearance, Art and Civilization of Persia: Art, Splendour and Heritage Across Dynasties has brought to life the magnificent courtly arts and storied architecture of Iran. In this third edition, fully revised and expanded, discover new scholarship on forgotten dynasties, an updated gallery of 125 colour plates, and - for the very first time - a dedicated chapter on Omar Khayyām’s Rubāʿīyāt.
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Walls inspire, Roofs aspire, Chinese Art will never tire
More than structures, Chinese designs are cultural expressions - rich with history, spirituality, and artistry - that have inspired painters, poets, and artisans for centuries.
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Echoes of the Past: Discovering the treasures of Central Asia
Rooted in both spiritual and everyday life, Central Asian art captures a unique blend of Persian, Turkic, Mongol, and Russian aesthetics. It continues to evolve today, bridging past and present across deserts, mountains, and ancient cities.
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Persian secret treasures: An art once lost, Now remembered
Known for its detailed tilework, elegant calligraphy, exquisite carpets, and poetic symbolism, Persian art celebrates harmony, nature, and the divine. Its legacy continues to inspire with timeless beauty and profound storytelling.
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The Language of Gesture: Exploring Symbolism in Islamic Sculptures
Spreading from the Arabian Peninsula, the proselyte believers conquered, in a few centuries, a territory spreading from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.
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Central Asian Art – A cultural heritage with its mosques, mausoleums, madrasahs, and minarets
There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin,and, the Golden Road to Samarkand, the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 years.
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Chinese Art
“A book holds a house of gold.” Chinese proverb The text below is the excerpt of the book Chinese Art, written by Stephen W. Bushell, published by Parkstone International. Our knowledge of the ancient empires of Western Asia has been widely increased by recent discoveries due to the exploration of the ruins of cities and temples. There are undoubtedly many such relics of ancient China awaiting the spade of the future explorer along the course of the Yellow River and of its principal affluent, the Wei River, which runs from west to east through the province of Shensi, where the early settlements of the Chinese were situated. But they lie deeply…
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