Precious materials the arts of metal in the medieval Iranian world, 10th-13th centuries Precious materials the arts of metal in the medieval Iranian world, tenth to thirteenth centuries Arts of metal in the medieval Iranian world, 10th-13th centuries Arts of metal in the medieval Iranian world, tenth to thirteenth centuries Collinet, Annabelle author, editor, translator. Gibson, Melanie editor, translator. Bourgarit, David author. text bibliography enk 2023 2023 monographic eng fre print 335 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 30 cm A historic collection of metal art from ancient Iran, featuring images of more than 150 objects described in detail and fully illustrated, some with X-rays. Medieval metalwork is one of the artistic highlights of the Iranian world, as well as of the Département des Arts de l'Islam at the Louvre in Paris, which holds more than one hundred and fifty objects from this period. A new approach to the study of a historic collection, Precious Material: The Arts of Metal in the Medieval Iranian World is an overview of the production of metal in medieval Iran. The objects, some well-known but many more unpublished, have never been studied or published as an ensemble. This volume includes a presentation of the collection through the lens of its centers of manufacture, a full technical analysis, as well as the functions and contexts in which the pieces were used. Each object is described and illustrated in color with close-up or X-ray images, and many inscriptions have been translated and are included in the catalog entries. Chapter 1 The art of metal in the Iranian world c. 900-1220 -- Chapter 2 Materials, alloys and techniques / David Bourgarit, Annabelle Collinet -- Chapter 3 The art of inlaid metal in Herat -- Chapter 4 Production in Ghazna and Khurasan -- Chapter 5 The context of the objects. edited and translated by Annabelle Collinet and Melanie Gibson. "This book is the first step in the completion of the ISLAMETAL research program, carried out by the Musée du Louvre and the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF) with the support of the Roshan Culture Heritage Institute"--Colophon. Translated from French. Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-311) and index. a-ir--- e-fr--- Musée du Louvre. Département des arts de l'Islam. Art metal-work Iran Catalogs Islamic art metal-work Iran Catalogs Art metal-work France Paris Catalogs Islamic art metal-work Iran Arts du métal Iran Arts du métal islamiques Iran Arts du métal Iran Catalogues Arts du métal islamiques Iran Catalogues Arts du métal France Paris Catalogues 900-1299 fast NK6474.A1 P74 2023 9781914983122 1914983122 9782350317885 9782878443653 2350317889 2878443659 pda,print YDX 230806 20250318223152.9 in00005465335 eng