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An introduction to Persian art since the seventh century, A.D.

Peter DaviesLondonPublished In 1930 • Pages:

By: Pope, Arthur Upham.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source was considered the outstanding one-volume survey of Persian art, both for its scope and for the brilliance of the authors analysis of Persian artistic achievement. The emergence and development of various art forms are discussed in their historical contexts, and while sociological aspects of Persian art are not dealt with in any detail, occasional references are made to craft organizations, status of artisans, etc. Arthur Upham Pope is the editor of the six volume study: A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present. London and New York, Oxford University Press, 1938-1939, which is considered the most comprehensive study of Persian art ever published. He has also written several other books and numerous articles.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Publishing
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Normal garb
Ceramic technology
Smiths and their crafts
Architecture
Verbal arts
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Iran
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Artisan
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Mary L. Bartlett ; 1954
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
3500 BCE - 1900 CE
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Iran
NotesAdditional notes
by Arthur Upham Pope
The unpaginated plates have been reproduced and page numbers 257-352 were added for the convenience of the researcher. An excellent bibliography of works dealing with specific art forms appears in category INFORMATION SOURCES LISTED IN OTHER WORKS (113). The map and index are not included.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-256)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Iranians