Eleanor G. Sims
- ATTABI
ʿATTĀBĪ, one of many names for cloth used by medieval Islamic writers. The specific qualities of ʿattābī are not entirely…
- ČATR
ČATR, parasol or umbrella, an attribute of royalty in Iran. The word čatr, which is borrowed from Sanskrit chattrá- “parasol,…
- CLOTHING ix. In the Mongol and Timurid periods
CLOTHING ix. In the Mongol and Timurid periods It is difficult to discuss clothing in Persia in the Il-khanid and…
- CARPETS viii. The Il-khanid and Timurid Periods
CARPETS viii. The Il-khanid and Timurid Periods Persian carpets that can be indisputably identified a having been produced in the…
- ĀĪNA-KĀRĪ
ĀʾĪNA-KĀRĪ, the practice of covering an architectural surface with a mosaic of mirror-glass. It is often dismissed as a gaudy…