Product Description
Persian Steel focuses on the collection of Persian steel objects assembled by the well-known Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli and illustrates why metalwork has made such a dynamic contribution to the arts and crafts of Iran and the Islamic world. The arms and armor, domestic artefacts, scientific instruments and metal calligraphy displayed in this book, from pre-Islamic times to the nineteenth century, make Persian Steel an important contribution for students and enthusiasts of Islamic Art, Iranian history and Middle Eastern culture.
About the Author
James Allan is the Keeper of the Department of Eastern Art in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University and a pre-eminent expert on Metalwork and Islamic Art. He is the author of thirteen books on Islamic Art History.
