Lisa Golombek
- GOWHAR-ŠĀD MOSQUE
GOWHAR-ŠĀD MOSQUE. Since its construction in the early 15th century, the Gowhar-šād Mosque has served as the Friday mosque for…
- ḠĪĀṮ-AL-DĪN ŠĪRĀZĪ
ḠĪĀṮ-AL-DĪN ŠĪRĀZĪ, master architect in Khorasan during the reign of the Timurid Šāhroḵ (807-50 /1405-47). Next to nothing is known…
- GĀZORGĀH
GĀZORGĀH, a village approximately 2.5 miles northeast of the city of Herat in present-day northwestern Afghanistan at 34°22′ N and…
- GARDEN vi. In Persian Art
The garden as an artifice has inspired other forms of art, particularly poetry, painting, and the decorative arts. As with…
- GARDEN vi. ISLAMIC PERIOD
Donald Wilber’s study of the Persian garden remains the most comprehensive (1979a), to which should be added the articles by…