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European Women in Persian Houses : Western Images in Safavid and Qajar Iran by Parviz Tanavoli (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherI. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited
ISBN-101784535079
ISBN-139781784535070
eBay Product ID (ePID)215856061
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameEuropean Women in Persian Houses : Western Images in Safavid and Qajar Iran
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMiddle Eastern, Interior Design / General, General, Women's Studies, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorParviz Tanavoli
Subject AreaArt, Architecture, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight56.4 Oz
Item Length11.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal704.9424095509034
Table Of ContentPreface Part I Zan-e Farangi (Farangi Woman) Occidentalism Iran in the Late 19th Century The Appearance of European Women in Persian Painting Images of European Women in th e 17th Century in Iran Sukiasian House Part II Return of Images of Farangi Women in Iran Images of Farangi Women in Later Persian Houses Use of Original Western Prints of Images of European Women Mirror Rooms Shahshahani House Zavelian House House of Mushir al-Mulk Homa'i House Trays Part III Iranian Contribution Farangi Women on Rugs and Other Media Fatima Farangi Women on Rugs, Qalamkars, and Tiles
SynopsisDuring the course of the 19th century, a relatively modern medium entered the private space of Iranian houses of the wealthy and became a popular feature of interior design in Persia. This was print media - lithographed images on paper and postcards - and their subject was European women. These idealised images adorned houses across the country throughout the Qajar period and this trend was particularly fashionable in Isfahan and mural decorations at the entrance gate of the Qaysarieh bazaar. The interest in images of Western women was an unusual bi-product of Iran's early political and cultural encounters with the West. In a world where women were rarely seen in public and, even then, were heavily veiled, the notion of European women dressed in - by Iranian standards - elegant and revealing clothing must have sparked much curiosity and some titillation among well-to-do merchants and aristocrats who felt the need to create some association, however remote, with these alien creatures. The introduction of such images began during the Safavid era in the 17th century with frescoes in royal palaces. This spread to other manifestations in the form of tile work and porcelain in the Qajar era, which became a testament to the popularity of this visual phenomenon among Iran's urban elite in the 19th and early 20th century. Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist and sculptor, here brings together the definitive collection of these unique images. European Women in Persian Houses will be essential for collectors and enthusiasts interested in Iranian art, culture and social history.
LC Classification NumberN7638
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