Early Persian Painting

Early Persian Painting
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Publisher : I. B. Tauris
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 1860648525
ISBN-13 : 9781860648526
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Book Synopsis Early Persian Painting by : Bernard O'Kane

Download or read book Early Persian Painting written by Bernard O'Kane and published by I. B. Tauris. This book was released on 2003-08-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kalila wa Dimna (or The Fables of Bidpai ) is one of the gems of world culture, having been translated through the centuries everywhere from China to Spain. Kalila wa Dimna are subtle and suggestive moral tales– a kind of repository of wisdom and understanding about the human condition. It was the most commonly illustrated medieval Islamic texts. This book focuses on the group of seven Persian manuscripts from the second half of the 14th century, which contain several of the finest masterpieces of Persian painting. It is fully illistrated throughout with the paintings that accompany the fables.


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