The Persian residence of the Paris World Exhibition of 1878 was the type of wooden building found in Turkey, Egypt and India. The furniture consists only of divans, covered with embroidered cashmere, carpets and portières.
Category: Persia
Iran. Persian costumes and clothing. Ancient to Middle ages until 19th century.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History Hardcover – Illustrated, November 4, 2015
by Françoise Tétart-Vittu (Author)
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.
Assyrian and Persian Art. Examples of Decoration, Ornamentation.
Assyrian and Persian Art of Nineveh and Persepolis. Painted sculptures. Enamelled bricks. Various specimens. Paintings and Restorations.
Persian characters at the end of the 19th century. Travel to Iran.
Golnabat Khanoum (Mrs. Sugar-candi) of the Susmani tribe.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The Book of Kings. Page from the Shahnameh. Persian art, 15th century.
The Shahnameh is the longest epic poem in the world written by a single poet. It is considered as a literary masterpiece.
Persian costume. English Black Romantic at the beginning of the Victorian age.
English Black Romantic. Idealized, kitschy representation of women at the beginning of the Victorian age in the spirit of Lord Byron.. The coronation of Victoria took place at Westminster Abbey on June 28, 1838.
Sheet of designs for textile fabrics of a persian designer.
Oriental art. Sheet of designs for textile fabrics, reproduced from the pattern-book of a persian designer.
Antique Fabrics from Egypt. Coptic Silks. Silks from Alexandria.
Antique Fabrics. Red silk, patterned with figures of Samson and the Lion. Fabric with elephant pattern. Fabric with cock pattern, Persia.
Wakf property of Daniel. Visit to Sheikh Thae.
Wakf property of Daniel. Sheikh Thae. Visit to Sheikh Thaer, administrator of the Wakf property of Daniel, 1848. Iran. Khuzestan. Ab-Dizfoul and the secretaries of Sheikh Thaer. Drawing of Tofani,… Read More
A Jelowdar sketched from life. Head of the caravan.
One of the Envoy’s Jelowdar. A person who leads and looks after a horse on the road.
Persian House and street clothes. Iran 18th century.
Usi e Costumi. Antichi e Moderni di Tutti Popoli del Mondo. Narrati e descritti da L. Bellinzoni. Editore Perino. Roma, 1900.