Search results for 'iran'
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Ancient Settlement Patterns and Cultures in the Ram Hormuz Plain, Southwestern Iran: Excavations at Tall-e Geser and Regional Survey in the Ram Hormuz Area [Hardback]
Abbas Alizadeh (Author); Loghman Ahmadzadeh (Author); Mehdi Omidfar (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9781885923974
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Publications
Volume: 140
After a decade-long hiatus in the years of World War II, archaeological fieldwork was resumed in Iran in 1948. In that year, the Oriental Institute returned to its long tradition of archaeological research by sending Donald McCown to the lowlands ... .... Learn More -
Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth-Century Iran: A Persian Renaissance [Paperback]
George Lane (Author)
£24.95ISBN: 9780415444545
Published by : Routledge Ltd
`They came, they sapped, they burnt, they slew, they plundered and they departed' - this is how one witness described the Mongol invasion of Persia. From the mid 13th century, Persia became part of the vast empire of Chinggis Khan and, although... .... Learn More -
Early Mongol Rule in Thirteenth-Century Iran: A Persian Renaissance [Hardback]
George Lane (Author)
£105.00ISBN: 9780415297509
Published by : Routledge Ltd
`They came, they sapped, they burnt, they slew, they plundered and they departed' - this is how one witness described the Mongol invasion of Persia. From the mid 13th century, Persia became part of the vast empire of Chinggis Khan and, although... .... Learn More -
Karawanenbauten in Iran, Teil IV [Hardback]
Wolfram Kleiss (Author)
£44.95ISBN: 9783496026839
Published by : Dietrich Reimer Verlag
The fourth volume on caravanserai in Iran presents the buildings of the provinces of Khuzestan, Boyerahmad va Kohgiluyeh, Caharmahal va Bakhtiari and Esfahan. The author discusses position, style, measurements, building materials, inscriptions ... .... Learn More -
Metallene Compartimentsiegel aus Ost-Iran, Zentralasien und Nord-China [Hardback]
Susanne Baghestani (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9783896467010
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
During the 1970s illegal excavations carried out in north-western Afghanistan uncovered large quantities of Bronze Age seals which were sold to museums and collections worldwide. This study establishes a chronology, typology and provides a lar... .... Learn More -
The Arabs, Byzantium and Iran [Hardback]
C. E. Bosworth (Author)
£70.00ISBN: 9780860785835
Published by : Variorum
A collection of Bosworth's articles on the cultural formation of Islam, relations with Byzantium and influence on Persia. .... Learn More -
Persia's Imperial Power in Late Antiquity: The Great Wall of Gorgan and the Frontier Landscapes of Sasanian Iran [Hardback]
H. Omrani Rekavandi (Author); T. J. Wilkinson (Author); J. Nokandeh (Author); Eberhard Sauer (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9781842175194
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: British Institute of Persian Studies Monograph
Volume: 2
The Gorgan Wall stretches for over 200km through northern Iran. Guarded by over 30 forts, it is longer than Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall put together and is the most monumental ancient border defence system between Central Europe and Chi... .... Learn More -
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The Art and Architecture of Twelver Shi'ism: Iraq, Iran and the Indian Sub-Continent [Hardback]
James W. Allan (Author);James W Allan (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781898592297
Published by : Azimuth Editions
Twelver Shi'ism is the dominant faith in southern Iraq and Iran and it has had a major historical role also in India, in particular in the Deccan and in Lucknow, but its distinctive art and architecture have received little attention and seldom... .... Learn More -
Iran: Journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies Volume 47 (2009) [Paperback]
Cameron A. Petrie (Author); C. E. Bosworth (Author); Vanessa Martin (Author)
£30.00Published by : British Institute of Persian Studies
IRAN is a refereed journal which is published annually and enjoys a high international reputation. IRAN includes articles on the whole range of Persian Studies and not only on work sponsored by the Institute. There is also a section on recent ... .... Learn More