Customer Reviews

The Splendour of Iran

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This three volume collection is simply stunning. The three books are all rather large and well laid out. Each volume deals with a specific part of Persian history. The information within covers a broad spectrum and is well illustrated. This is the kind of book one returns to over and over to seek out more information.

Dear Sirs,

These are great books if you are interested in Iran and its rich culture. Three volumes will give you exellent imagination of what is Iranian culture from Ancient Persia...
I would like to thank all the authors and photographers of the books. All of You did great job. And this is good price for such books!

The Splendour of Iran is a three-volume book which I worked on for six years, commissioned by Booth-Clibborn Editions. Athough my name appears as the general editor on all three volumes, I don't know why Amazon refuses to give me proper credit and mentions only the publisher's name as the producer of this book. In any case, having given all my author's copies to different friends, I have started buying more copies from Amazon to give as gifts. I have also used it for a class I taught in America on the culture and art of Iran, and the students have found it very useful because not only can they look at the beautiful pictures in it, but also read the texts, all of which have been written by specialists, in a language that non-specialists can understand.

This book was an enormous undertaking, and so consequently tough decisions had to be made by the editor, and (in my humble opinion) some of the sections are lacking somewhat. However, please do not let this deter any quality book fan from it. It is a valiant effort and overall gets a well deserved high rating. Well worth purchasing and certainly contains some magnificent images.

A delightful, yet comprehensive account of a magnificent civilization which has endured great many upheavals and turmoils.
This is a must read.