Persian Art
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701 '76) is of embossed gilt leather on the outside and carved coloured leather within, supposed to be at least 300 years old. In some of the others the inside of the cover is of old shagreen, which would appear to be of Persian origin.
Some of the manuscripts are mounted on boards of marbled paper which is interesting as showing that this peculiar style of tinting paper has long been known and practised in Persia.
ENAMEL.
Enamelling on gold and copper is an art which is still much cultivated i...n Persia. The objects to which it is most generally applied are the heads of " Kalians " (water pipes) and coffee Cup holders. In the museum there is a remaAable and probably unique example of Persian enamel on a large scale (No. 645 '76), a copper tray enamelled on both sides with variously coloured flowers on a white ground. The Armenian inscription in the centre gives the date (a.d. 1776) and purports that the tray was made for the pleasure of the Prince of the Armenians. This article was brought from Ispahan, and may therefore have been made by an Armenian of the adjacent colony at Julfa, established by Shah Abbas the great in -the beginning of the 17 th century, with the object of introducing Armenian arts and manufactures into the heart of his own kingdom.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
701 '76) is of embossed gilt leather on the outside and carved coloured leather within, supposed to be at least 300 years old. In some of the others the inside of the cover is of old shagreen, which would appear to be of Persian origin.
Some of the manuscripts are mounted on boards of marbled paper which is interesting as showing that this peculiar style of tinting paper has long been known and practised in Persia.
ENAMEL.
Enamelling on gold and copper is an art which is still much cultivated i...n Persia. The objects to which it is most generally applied are the heads of " Kalians " (water pipes) and coffee Cup holders. In the museum there is a remaAable and probably unique example of Persian enamel on a large scale (No. 645 '76), a copper tray enamelled on both sides with variously coloured flowers on a white ground. The Armenian inscription in the centre gives the date (a.d. 1776) and purports that the tray was made for the pleasure of the Prince of the Armenians. This article was brought from Ispahan, and may therefore have been made by an Armenian of the adjacent colony at Julfa, established by Shah Abbas the great in -the beginning of the 17 th century, with the object of introducing Armenian arts and manufactures into the heart of his own kingdom.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Smith, R. Murdoch, (Robert Murdoch), Sir, 1835-1900 to read onlineMoreLess
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