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Une si discrète présence, l’eau, le jardin et le roi dans les miniatures de l’Iran médiéval
Water, gardens and the King in Medieval Iran miniatures

Author(s): Anna Caiozzo
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Medieval Iran; Water; Glory; Garden; Miniatures; Landscape.

Summary/Abstract: In the miniatures of the medieval East, landscapes are often represented as gardens or meadows in which rivers and streams flow. Kings are usually painted in majestic attitudes, sitting in their gardens, a thin stream signalling their presence.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 81-97
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: French