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Painters, paintings and books : an essay on Indo-Persian technical literature, 12-19th Centuries / Yves Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, Yves, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Themes, motives.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts--Technique.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2021]
- Biography/History:
- Yves Porter, a specialist on arts and techniques in the Iranian world and Islamized India was born in Barcelona in 1957. After studying Oriental Languages (Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Pashtu, Hindi) at INALCO, Paris, he obtained his Ph D at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris in 1988 in Iranian Studies. In 2000, he passed his 'Habilitation à diriger des Recherches' (HdR, Paris IV University). Since 1993, he teaches Islamic Art at Aix Marseille Université, Aix-en-Provence (AMU, Department of Art History). He is attached to the Laboratoire d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne Médiévale et Moderne (LA3M), CNRS/AMU. Since October 2018, he is also part of the Institut Universitaire de France, with a project on 'Kashan Luster Ware'.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction; PART ONE: Techniques of Painting and Arts of the Book 2. The ground 3. Decorated papers 4. Layout and composition 5. Painting 5. Subjects of the paintings 7. Binding and special operations 8. Mural painting and ceramics: A parallel; PART TWO: The Painter, the Workshop, the Library 9. Introduction: The painter and literature 10. The artist 11. The workshop, its operation and division of work 12. The library 13. ConclusionAnnexe 1: Pigments used in pre-Islamic sites Annexe 2: Persian texts
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed May 6, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Porter, Yves, 1957- Painters, paintings and books.
- ISBN:
- 9781003082217
- 1003082211
- 9781000164657
- 1000164659
- 9781000164602
- 1000164608
- 1000164705
- 9781000164701
- Publisher Number:
- 99995327877
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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