THE GOLDEN AGE OF PERSIAN ART

The golden age of Persian art was the era of the Safavid dynasty. In this time of dynamic religious and political developments, pain ting and textiles achieved new heights of brilliance and opulence, and architecture flourished with the growth of cities. This respl endent volume provides a chronological history of the reign of each successive Safavid shah, including that of Shah 'Abbas I, who ca me to the throne in 1588. He not only built grand mosques and palaces, but also welcomed foreign travelers-and their artistic influe nces to ...[Read more]