Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note to the Reader xvii
6. Introduction: Isfahan as Urban Experience 1
7. Part 1 Rise of a Metropolis
8. Chapter 1 The Medieval City The Lore of Isfahan and Early Safavid Developments 19
9. Chapter 2 Imperial Plans and Urban Elites The Construction of Isfahan Under Shah Abbas 34
10. Chapter 3 The New Isfahan The Safavid Garden City and Its Eco- Urban Design 54
11. Part 2 Urban Sp aces and Experiences
12. Chapter 4 Sensing Time and Sound Clocks and the Rhythms of Urban Life 71
13. Chapter 5 The Visual Order of the Promenade The Chaharbagh and Its Sensory Landscape 93
14. Chapter 6 Inhabiting a Cosmopolis Urban Quarters and Civic Selves 132
15. Part 3 Lyrics and Subjectivities
16. Chapter 7 The City Lyricized Architecture and Literature in Safavid Isfahan 155
17. Chapter 8 Urban Sights and Discursive Images: Modes of Visual and Verbal Engagement 166
18. Chapter 9 Solitary Wandering and Civic Pleasures: A Daylong Journey in Isfahan 185
19. Conclusion: Isfahan as an Early Modern City 209
20. Appendix: Mir Muhammad Mansur Semnani (Ashiq), “Guide for Strolling in Isfahan” 213
21. Notes 223
22. Bibliography 237
23. Index 249