Islamic Chinoiserie: The Art of Mongol Iran

Winner of Honourable Mention, Saidi-Sirjani Book Award 2008-9, International Society for Iranian Studies

The Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century marked a new phase in the development of Islamic art. Trans-Eurasian exchanges of goods, people and ideas were encouraged on a large scale under the auspices of the Pax Mongolica. With the fascination of portable objects brought from China and Central Asia, a distinctive, hitherto unknown style - Islamic chinoiserie - was born in the art of Ir...