Persian Steel: The Tanavoli Collection (Oxford Studies in Islamic Art) [Hardcover]

James Allan (Author), Brian Gilmour (Author)

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Publication Date: February 1, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0197280250 | ISBN-13: 978-0197280256

This book looks at iron- and steel-working in Iran, from pre-Islamic times to the present day. The authors unify art-historical and scientific aspects of steel-making and provide a wide-ranging survey of the development of the technologies and trades involved. Nearly 400 objects are cataloged and illustrated, and over 70 are subjected to metallurgical analysis.

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James Allan, Keeper, Department of Eastern Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Brian Gilmour, Science-based Archaeology Group, Department of Materials, University of Oxford.

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Hardcover: 600 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0197280250
ISBN-13: 978-0197280256
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,134,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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