CARPETS vii. Islamic Persia to the Mongols Because of the scarcity of surviving materials it is difficult to separate the…

BUKHARA vi. The Bukharan School of Miniature Painting As far as is known, illustrated manuscripts were produced in Bukhara only…

CUT PAPER (qeṭʿa “decoupage,” also monabbat-kārī “filigree work”), a type of applied ornament documented in Persian manuscripts and sometimes on…

Between about 1300 and 1600, Persian painting styles had a sustained impact on the Indian art at the Sultanate and…

INDIA xxi. INDIAN INFLUENCES ON PERSIAN PAINTING During the 17th century, the flow of artistic influences between Persia and India…

ḤABIB-ALLĀH SĀVAJI, one of the more conservative artists active during the reign of Shah ʿAbbās I (995-1039/1587-1628; Figure 1). He…