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— iô'à cJ4 .50 THE ART OF IR \ ANDRÉ GODARD The evolution of the art of Iran CVJ from the famed Luristan Bronzes of the primitive Zagros civilization to recent — St Islamic contributions is not easy totrace^ o for many foreign stvles and idioms have o influenced and altered its development. Moreover, many of Iran's religious sanc- tuaries, monuments, andotherart treasures were, until recentlv, inaccessible to the en outside world. Now, in this lavish full- scale presentation of Iran's great artistic heritage, André Godard provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of Iranian architecture, sculpture, and decorativearts. Mr. Godard considers architecture the greatest and most representative of the Iranian arts, and his livelv and autho- ritative treatment of the architectural history of Iran gives continuitv and meaning to three milleniums of Iranian — art history from prehistoric times, through the Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanian periods, to the age of Islam. Accompanying liis broad- based analysis are discussions of other — forms of Iranian art notably sculpture, painting, carpets, and the decorative arts. Mr.Godard also provides an illuminating commentary on the political and religious developments that influenced each major — period of Iranian art thus setting his analysis into the proper historical frame- work, an invaluable aid to the full appreciation of Iranian art. In addition to 231 drawings and 6 maps, THE ART OF IRAN is"beauti- fully illustrated with many photographs of the countless masterpieces of this great Middle Eastern civilization. Chrono- logical tables and charts comparing; the art of Iran with the principal for Mediterranean, Near Eastern, ar Eastern art aid and clarify the te RL UKIN U ^CM nnu I I I ^UNTY ''"-"^ MARIN iJBRA^Y ÇÉ!!»»- AUG 1 4 7J ^fJG 2 1 'yg SEP 4 '7l]|^ DATE DUE ( OiUL 9 1978 tm/Wt^ ^iÇALl^ 18 1971 OCT2 2 1990 rm 1 8 1977 JUj^jLXJ» ^^4 DEC ' 5 fBTf 'MAR 2 1979 I IV^l' i.' -^-^Li^ fm OCT 1 6 1996 !^ 3 'y/'a m- :Mt AUG 8 199 , HAR n 5 19J8 70' MARIN r^OUNWFèiBil^Y Civic Center Administration Building San Rafael, California THE ART OF IRAN BY THE SAME AUTHOR Les Antiquités bouddhiques de Bâiniyân, Ars Asiatica, Van OEst, Paris, 1928. In collaboration with Mme Y. A. Godard and J. Hackin. Bronzes du Luristân, Ars Asiatica, Van OEst, Paris, 1931. L'art de la Perseancienne. Histoireuniverselledel'art, 1932. Les monuments de Marâgha, Paris, 1934. The Târi-Khâna, Damghan, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, December 1934. Abarkûh, Athâr-éIran, 1936-1. Natanz, Athâr-é Iran, 1936-1. TheTowersofLâdjinandResget,Athâr-éIran, 1936-1. The ancient mosques of Iran, Athâr-é Iran, 1936-2. ^ History ofthe Masdjid-i-Jâmi, Ispahan, Athâr-é Iran, 1936-2. Ardistân and Zawaré, Athâr-éIran, 1936-2. Ispahan, Athâr-éIran, 1937-1. TheParthianstatuesat Shâmi,Athâr-éIran, 1937-2. The fire monuments, Athâr-éIran, 1938-1. ThetombofSultanUljâitûKhodâbendaatSultaniya,A SurveyofPersianArt,vol. I,London, 1938. Gunbad-i-Kâbûs, A Survey ofPersian Art, vol. I, 1938. Khorâsân, Athâr-éIran, 1949-1. Ispahan.Tl'etombofBâbàKasemandtheImâmîmadrasa,Athâr-éIran, 1949-1. Iranianvaults, Athâr-é Iran, 1949-2. Le Trésor de Ziwiyè, Haarlem, 1950. Letombeau deMawlànâHasanKâshià Sultâniye,Lesartsasiatiques, 1954. L'artmusulmanatlesgéniesnationaux, Cahiersd'histoiremondiale,January 1954. Unesco collectionofworld art: Iran, Persian Miniatures, in the ImperialLibrary,Teheran. 'Essays and lectures', Orientalia Romana, Roma, 1958. Persepolis, Bible et Terre sainte. May 1961. L'architectureiranienneàl'époqueislamique,JarAndesArts,October 1961. ANDRE GODARD ART THE OF IRAN TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY MICHAEL HERON EDITED BY MICHAEL ROGERS FREDERICK PRAEGER, A. Publishers NEW YORK WASHINGTON • Marin County Free Library Civic Center Administration Building San Rafael, California BOOKS THAT MATTER Publishedinthe UnitedStatesofAmericain 1965 byFrederickA. Praeger, Inc, Publishers III Fourth Avenue,Nezv York 3,N.Y. Allrights reserved Translatedfrom l'art de L'IRAN © Arthaud, Paris, 1962 © & This translation GeorgeAllen Unwin Ltd., 1965 Library ofCongress Catalog CardNumber: 65-11169 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN r. 139 34 /dedicate this book to my wife Y. A. GODARD my courageous companionfor manyyears, always ready togive a helpinghand, andalso to ourfriendM. T. ULLENS DE SCHOOTEN whohas shown us deep andconstant affection at all times.
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