Persian Miniature

ペルシア細密画 / 13th–17th century / Style / Persian Art

Multi-viewpoint space, jewel-like pigments and fearless emptiness — poetry and history painted as complete universes inside the book.

Multi-viewpoint space / Saturated mineral pigments / Ornamentalized nature / Script united with image

スルタン・ムハンマド『ゲイユマルスの宮廷』1520年代ハーフィゼ・アブルー写本より ノアの方舟ヘラート派『ゴレスターン』写本 1486

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp / the Herat and Tabriz schools / Bihzad

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Source: Chester Beatty — Collections

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