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This volume covers modern Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and contains all the major articles on Persian art and architecture published by O'Kane between 1976 and 1994. Topics include individual monuments, Persian painting, and Islamic Persia's architectural heritage.
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Bernard O'Kane is professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Studies in Persian Art and Architecture (AUC Press, 1995).
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- Persian Architecture by Arthur Pope on 8 pages
- Islamic Architecture by Professor Robert Hillenbrand on 7 pages
- Khurasan and Sistan by Lieutenant Colonel C. E. Yate on page 65, page 261, and page 291
- Islamic Art by Barbara Brend on page 4 (1), page 4 (2), and page 4 (3)
- A Survey of Persian Art: From Prehistoric Times to the Present: From The End Of The Sasanian Empire To The Present by Abbas Daneshvari on page 54 (1), page 54 (2), and page 54 (3)
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