Persian Painting: The Arts of the Book and Portraiture

Persian miniature painting is among the most well-established and celebrated traditions of Islamic art, valued and treasured throughout the ages in the Eastern and Western worlds. This volume, 7th in the T&H series exploring The al-Sabah Collection, catalogues more than forty extraordinary Persian illuminated manuscripts, miniature paintings and elaborately decorated bookbindings dating from the 11th century CE through to the early 20th century.