| Narrative Illustration in Persian Lithographed Books Contributor(s): Marzolph, Ulrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004121005 ISBN-13: 9789004121003 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $198.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: This study surveys a distinctive type of the "Islamic" book which has been largely neglected in previous scholarship: the genre of illustrated lithographed books produced in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Iran. In addition to introducing the history of printing in Iran and surveying the investigated sources, the study supplies basic data on genres of illustrated books, artists active in lithographic illustration, and aspects germane to this particular field of art. The documentation includes bibliographical references for 116 illustrated books in a total of 351 particular editions and 150 plates with several hundred single illustrations. Lithographic illustration in Iran constitutes the legitimate successor to manuscript illustration, both in content and style. Contrasting with the latter's refinement, lithographed illustrations were produced in large numbers and served as a powerful medium of popular iconography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Calligraphy - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 745.674 |
| LCCN: 2001025575 |
| Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 8.42" W x 11.58" (2.46 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study surveys a distinctive type of the "Islamic" book which has been largely neglected in previous scholarship: the genre of illustrated lithographed books produced in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Iran. In addition to introducing the history of printing in Iran and surveying the investigated sources, the study supplies basic data on genres of illustrated books, artists active in lithographic illustration, and aspects germane to this particular field of art. The documentation includes bibliographical references for 116 illustrated books in a total of 351 particular editions and 150 plates with several hundred single illustrations. Lithographic illustration in Iran constitutes the legitimate successor to manuscript illustration, both in content and style. Contrasting with the latter's refinement, lithographed illustrations were produced in large numbers and served as a powerful medium of popular iconography. |