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Book SynopsisOf the twelve articles from Ernst Grube’s research on various aspects of art in the Muslim world published in this volume, six are concerned with pottery, one deals with Ilkhanid stucco work as represented in the mausoleum of the Shaykh Muhammad ibn Bakran, near Isfahan, and four deal with the decorative arts of the Timurid period.
Table of ContentsPreface by Eleanor Sims Pottery: Three Abbasid Ceramic Bowls Islamic Sculptures: Ceramic Figurines Some Lustre Tiles from Kashan in American Collections Some Lustre Painted Tiles from Kashan of the 13th and 14th Centuries Raqqa Keramik in der Sammlung des Metropolitan Museum in New York The Art of Islamic Pottery Islamic Pottery and the Ceramic Arts of the Far East Ilkhanid Stucco Decoration: Ilkhanid stucco decoration: Notes on the stucco decoration of Pir-i Bakran The Decorative Arts of the Timurid Period: Notes on the Decorative Arts of the Timurid Period I Notes on the Decorative Arts of the Timurid Period II Notes on the Decorative Arts of the Timurid Period III. On a Type of Timurid Pottery Design: The Flying-Bird-Pattern Notes on the Decorative Arts of the Timurid Period IV A Bibliography of Timurid Decorative Arts Additional Notes Index
