The book
offers much rich new material in the field of Iranian as well as Islamic iconography,
including bold metaphysical speculations on the theme of light metal work and pottery,
in-depth studies of the meanings associated with various animals in both the pagan Turkish
and the Perso-Islamic traditions, and aspects of funerary, royal and religious themes in
ceramics and textiles. This remarkable variety of approach and content, supplemented by a
rich variety of nearly 300 illustrations, testifies to the exponential increase in the
range and quality of scholarship in Iranian and Islamic art over the last several
decades.
The book
offers much rich new material in the field of Iranian as well as Islamic iconography,
including bold metaphysical speculations on the theme of light metal work and pottery,
in-depth studies of the meanings associated with various animals in both the pagan Turkish
and the Perso-Islamic traditions, and aspects of funerary, royal and religious themes in
ceramics and textiles. This remarkable variety of approach and content, supplemented by a
rich variety of nearly 300 illustrations, testifies to the exponential increase in the
range and quality of scholarship in Iranian and Islamic art over the last several
decades. 
