Book cover
Date16th - 17th century
Maker
Persian
Label TextThe arts of the book are central in Persian art. Safavid workshops included not just master calligraphers and painters, but book binders as well. This book cover shows the same garden motif as do many carpets of the period. The Qur'an speaks of the righteous as "gardens with their Lord" (Surah III, verse XV). Whatever the contents of this book once were, the garden that extends across the cover is a diminutive earthly paradise.
Object number49.172
Published ReferencesRogers, Millard B. "Engagement Book: Iranian Art in the Seattle Art Museum," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1972, fig. 54.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions11 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 3/16 in. (28.26 x 17.15 x 0.48 cm)
MediumLeather, gilding
Persian
18th century
Object number: 42.12.2
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