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Accompanying the Smithsonian Institutions major exhibition, this book features more than sixty objects that large embassies, diplomatic missions and trade delegations from Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran offered to the Tsars of Russia. It explores the reasons why these extraordinary gifts were presented, their artistic and cultural impact.

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1. Eastern Treasures of the Russian Tsars • 2. Russian-Iranian Relations in the Mid-Seventeenth Century • Exhibition Catalogue • Endmatter

The Tsars and the East

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      Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Published 5 October 2009
      ISBN-13 9780500514979
      978-0500514979
      ISBN-10 0500514976
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      Decorative arts

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Accompanying the Smithsonian Institutions major exhibition, this book features more than sixty objects that large embassies, diplomatic missions and trade delegations from Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran offered to the Tsars of Russia. It explores the reasons why these extraordinary gifts were presented, their artistic and cultural impact.

      Table of Contents
      1. Eastern Treasures of the Russian Tsars • 2. Russian-Iranian Relations in the Mid-Seventeenth Century • Exhibition Catalogue • Endmatter

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