Iran : five millennia of art and culture / for the Museum für Islamische Kunst - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ; edited by Ute Franke, Ina Sarikhani and Stefan Weber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Museum für Islamische Kunst (Berlin, Germany), issuing body.

Museumsinsel (Berlin, Germany). James-Simon-Galerie, host institution.

Hirmer Verlag, publisher.

Franke, Ute, editor.

Sarikhani Sandmann, Ina, editor.

Weber, Stefan (Director of the Museum of Islamic Art), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art objects--Iran--Exhibitions.

Art objects.

Art, Ancient--Iran--Exhibitions.

Art, Ancient.

Antiquities.

Civilization.

Iran--Antiquities--Exhibitions.

Iran.

Iran--Civilization--Exhibitions.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Essays.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

395 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, maps, portraits, photographs ; 30 cm

Manufacture:

Trento : Printer Trento.

Place of Publication:

Munich, Germany : Hirmer Publishers, [2021]

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"Lying between deserts, mountain chains and seas, Iran developed a fascinating cultural landscape. 360 objects from the time of the first advanced civilisations during the 3rd millennium BC until the end of the Safavid Empire in the early 18th century illustrate the outstanding significance of Iran as the initiator and centre of intercultural exchange. Exquisite artworks from the Sarikhani Collection in London and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin invite visitors to embark on a journey in time through the cultural heritage of Iran. The highlights include the great pre-Islamic empires of the Achaemenids and the Sasanids, the establishment of a Persian-Islamic culture, the masterly artistic achievements of the 9th to the 15th centuries and the Golden Age of the Safavids. They are brought together as in a multifaceted kaleidoscope in the copious illustrations and provide insight into the art of the courts and the urban elites."--Provided by publisher.

"Lying between deserts, mountain chains and seas, Iran developed a fascinating cultural landscape. Exquisite works of art from the time of the first advanced civilisations during the third millenium BCE until the early eighteenth century illustrate the outstanding significance of Iran as an initiator and centre of intercultural exchange. The great pre-Islamic empires of the Achaemenids and the Sasanians, the establishment of a Persian-Islamic culture, the supreme artistic achievements of the ninth to the fifteenth centuries and the Golden Age of the Safavids are just some of the highlights of this journey in time through the cultural heritage of Iran."-- Publisher's description, lower cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Iran - A Land Between East and West / Ute Franke

II. First Cities, Early Empires / Ute Franke

Elam - An Old Culture at the Dawn of Iran's History / Wouter F. M. Henkelman

III. The Era of the Petty Kingdoms - Rivalries and Alliances / Christian Konrad Piller

The Luristan Bronzes / Christian Konrad Piller

Ziwiye-A Mysterious Hoard / Christian Konrad Piller

Hasanlu - A Lost City / Christian Konrad Piller

Marlik - A `Royal Cemetery' near the Caspian Sea / Christian Konrad Piller

IV. The Achaemenid Empire / Bruno Jacobs

Persepolis / Alexander Nagel

`Artaxerxes, the Great King says:'

An Achaemenid Elephant Goad / Norbert Franken

In the Saddle - The Persians as Warriors and Hunters / Ellen Rehm

Jewellery for Protection and Prestige / Ellen Rehm

`In vino Veritas' - Carousing Persians / Ellen Rehm

`Horses equipped most splendidly' / Ellen Rehm

V. The Parthian and Sasanian Empires / Josef Wiesehofer

The Parthian Empire / Josef Wiesehofer

Not All that Glitters is Gold - Fire-Gilding / Ellen Rehm

A `Greek' Bowl from Nihavand in Iran? / Agnes Schwarzmaier

Bright and Clear - New Glassmaking Techniques / Ellen Rehm

Polytheism in the Parthian Empire / Ellen Rehm

The Sasanian Empire / Josef Wiesehofer

Sasanian Royal and Elite Images / Prudence Oliver Harper

Statue of a `Saint' from the Church in Veh Ardashir / Jens Kroger

Sasanian Courtly Tableware / Jens Kroger

Head of a Fierce Lion / Jens Kroger

Two Sasanian Silver-Gilt Plates with Scenes of a Hunt / Prudence Oliver Harper

The Indian Goddess Hariti on a Lion Throne with other Celestial Beings / Michele Minardi

The Art of Glassmaking in the Sasanian Empire / Jens Kroger

Sasanian Coinage / Jens Kroger

Sasanian Seal Stones / Jens Kroger

Scripts in the Persian Empire / Alberto Cantera

VI. The Arab Conquest of Iran / Claus-Peter Haase

Arabic Script before Calligraphy / Claus-Peter Haase

Calligraphy - The Discovery of the Curve / Claus-Peter Haase

Artistic Inspiration and Innovation / Oliver Watson

The Art of Glassmaking from the Eighth to the Thirteenth Century / Jens Kroger

VII. The Iranian Revival - From the Late Ninth to the Early Eleventh Century / Robert Hillenbrand

Silver - Culture of the Urban Elites and Economic Driving Force / Martina Muller-Wiener

Urban Elites along the Silk Road / Oliver Watson

Aesthetic Self-Determination in the Eastern Abbasid Caliphate / Claus-Peter Haase

VIII. The Age of the Saljuqs / Robert Hillenbrand

Silk Robe with Birds in Medallions / Miriam Kuhn

Masterful Images - Damascened Metalwork / Martina Muller-Wiener

`Saljuq' Art? / Oliver Watson

IX. The Arrival of the Mongols - Genghis Khan and his Heirs / Robert Hillenbrand

Gold Brocade Silk Lampas / Miriam Kuhn

Enlightenment through Illumination / Claus-Peter Haase

The Earliest Manuscripts of Firdausi's Shahnama / Eleanor Sims

Mongol Iran - Ceramics and China / Oliver Watson

X. The Timurids - Conquest, Decline and Cultural Flowering / Robert Hillenbrand

The Well-Balanced Curve in Illumination and Calligraphy / Claus-Peter Haase

The Illustration of Classical Persian Literature - Love and Devotion / Eleanor Sims

The Illustration of Classical Persian Literature - Faith and Morality / Eleanor Sims

Qisas al-Anbiya (`Stories of the Prophets') / Ina Sarikhani Sandmann

Two Cenotaph Posts Decorated with Inscriptions / Miriam Kuhn

The `Chinese Look' - The Invention of Persian Blue-and-White / Oliver Watson

XI. The Safavid Era - A Sense of Place / Sussan Babaie

Capital Cities, Elite Patronage and Centres of Artistic Production / Sussan Babaie

The Illustration of Classical Persian Literature - Shahnama and History / Eleanor Sims

Arms and Armour of the Safavids / Filiz Cakir Phillip

Silk Textiles with Figural Motifs / Miriam Kuhn

Young Men Reading in the Garden / Miriam Kuhn

Sleeveless Overgarment of Silk Brocade with Floral Pattern / Miriam Kuhn

Three Silk Tomb Coverings / Miriam Kuhn

The Illumination of Safavid Religious Texts / Claus-Peter Haase

The Give and Take - Animal Combat in a Safavid Carpet Fragment / Moya Carey

The Sarre Vase Carpet from Kerman / Anna Beselin

Textile Fragment with Boat Scene / Miriam Kuhn

Wall Hangings with Garden Idyll / Miriam Kuhn

On Non-Illustrative Persian Paintings and Those Who Painted Them / Eleanor Sims

Safavid Tableware / Oliver Watson

Isfahan - The Image of an Extraordinary World / Stefan Weber.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at the James-Simon-Galerie, Museumsinsel Berlin, December 6, 2021-March 20, 2022.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

"Iran: Five Millennia of Art and Culture" : December 6, 2021-March 20, 2022, James-Simon-Galerie, Museumsinsel Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

ISBN:

9783777438061

3777438065

9783777438047

3777438049

OCLC:

1285704903

Publisher Number:

99992230203