A Journey to Persia: Portrait of a Seventeenth-Century Empire
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""Isfahan is half the world"" was the proud boast of the 17th-century capital of Persia, established as the new political centre of the country by Shah Abbas I shortly after his accession to the throne in 1588. One of the many travellers attracted to Persia by these claims was Jean Chardin, a young French jeweller who spent a total of 10 years in Isfahan. During this time, he became intimately familiar with the city, its markets, shops, and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1850435642
ISBN13:9781850435648
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:I. B. Tauris & Company
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.86 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.7" x 9.9"
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