Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Series Editor’s Foreword xiii
5. Preface xiv
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. The Art of Writing: A Bowl from Samarqand 11
8. Chapter 3. Perfuming the Air: A Rosewater Sprinkler from Herat 57
9. Chapter 4. Monumentality under the Mongols: The Tomb of Uljaytu at Sultaniyya 112
10. Chapter 5. A Romantic Interlude: The Wedding Celebrations from a Manuscript with Three Poems by Khwaju Kirmani 172
11. Chapter 6. Proclaiming Sovereignty: The Ardabil Carpets 228
12. Chapter 7. Conclusion 284
13. Abbreviations 292
14. Bibliography 293
15. Illustration Acknowledgments 319
16. Index 322