Palaces and gardens of Persia
The fine touches of heaven that lie behind the colorful tiled façades of palace pavilions and mosques still shine in this richly illustrated and scholarly work. Enter gardens with intricate fountains and majestic ponds fed by water that is sourced from underground aqueducts dating to the 6th centur...
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| Language: | English French |
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Flammarion
2003
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| Edition: | English-language ed |
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Add Tag | Summary: | The fine touches of heaven that lie behind the colorful tiled façades of palace pavilions and mosques still shine in this richly illustrated and scholarly work. Enter gardens with intricate fountains and majestic ponds fed by water that is sourced from underground aqueducts dating to the 6th century. From ancient mirrored shrines of Shiraz and geometric gardens of Kashan to the ornate domes of Ispahan, here is a glorious photographic timeline drawn in water, brick, and ceramic ornamentation along the 3,000 years of the region's architecture. |
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| Physical Description: | 239 pages colour illustrations, colour map 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239) |
| ISBN: | 9782080112576 2080112570 |
Persian architecture the triumph of form and color