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	BEHBEHANI, FARAH K. Conference of the Birds (The) - a Study of Farid ud-Din Attar's Poem Using Jali Diwani calligraphy London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2009. (ISBN: 9780500514627) gilt-embossed cloth-, 33.5 x 23 cms. in a gilt-embossed cloth slipcase - 166 pages - in English - endpapers designed with a calligraphic pattern based on 3 Arabic letters - over 150 b/w and color plates, incl. 15 double-page pullouts - a 12th Century Sufi poem illustrated with Jali Diwani calligraphy by Farah K. Behbehani (b.1981) - bibliography. New-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 178.38 \| £UK 107.25 \| JP¥ 15743] Book number: 009351 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLACK, DAVID/LOVELESS, CLIVE ET AL. Woven Gardens London, England, David Black Oriental Carpets. 1979. (ISBN: 0950501832) Hard Cover - Clothbound, 30,5 x 25 Cm. 149 pages - in English - 57 annotated color plates illustrating rugs in their great variety - colored photographs - black and white drawings - Published to coincide with an exhibition held in London in 1979 - This study of carpets from the Fars area of Southern Iran includes: an overview of the history and culture of the area; a study of carpet designs; an account of weaving methods for rugs, saddlebags and kelims; and an analysis of dyes used - Essays on the motifs and construction used in saddlebags - bibliographies - Structural Analysis Tables. New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 \| £UK 30 \| JP¥ 4373] Book number: 004264 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. ET AL Hunt for Paradise - Court Arts of Safavid Iran 1501-1576 Milan, Italy, Skira. 2003. (ISBN: 9788884915900) hardcover-, 31 x 25 Cms. 340 pages - in English - over 300 color illustrations and a double-page color map - published to coincide with the 2003-2004 showings at the Asia Society in New York and the Palazzo Reale in Milan of 16th Century art treasures from the courts of the Safavids of Iran - essays by a dozen specialists on the Safavid dynasty, architecture, calligraphy, illumination, bookbinding, lacquer binding, metalwork, magic bowls, Chinese ceramics in early Safavid Iran, ceramics, carpets, fashions, textiles, the horoscope of Shah Tahmasp - excerpts from Documentos Elucidativos 1515 - an account of a hunt in 1523 - the Muslim and Western calendars. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 009176 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. Persian Art 1501-1722 (The Golden Age of) London, England, British Museum. 2002. (ISBN: 0714124044) softcover-, 26 x 26 cms. Square. 192 pages - in English - 147 color and 33 b/w illustrations - an overview of the arts that flourished in Iran under the rule of the Safavids from 1501 to 1722, notably painting, architecture, ceramics, carpets, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and metalwork - biblio. glossary and index. New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 006253 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. Shah Abbas - the Remaking of Iran London, England, British Museum. 2009. (ISBN: 9780714124568) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 29.5 x 24 cms. 274 pages - in English - 240 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2009 showing at the British Museum in London of 16th Century Safavid Iranian art treasures - the museum's Islamic art curator and two other specialists describe the public & private lives of Shah Abbas I, the ritual life of the shrines, sites of pilgrimage and objects of devotion - catalogue - glossary, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 009180 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CURTIS, JOHN ET AL Forgotten Empire - the World of Ancient Persia London, England, British Museum. 2005. (ISBN: 0714111570) softcover-, 29 x 23 Cms. 272 pages - in English - 480 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2005 showing at the British Museum of ancient Persian jewelry, statues, ceramics and other masterpieces on loan from the Louvre and the National Museum of Iran - essays by 15 specialists on Persian history, sites, religion, jewelry, customs, administration, warfare, transport, legacy and more - king list, glossary and bibliography. New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 \| £UK 38.75 \| JP¥ 5685] Book number: 006252 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ENGEL, NICOLAS ET AL Bronzes Du Luristan - Enigmes De l'Iran Ancien Paris, France, Paris Musees. 2008. (ISBN: 9782759600267) Wrappers-, 27 x 21 cms. 240 pages - in French - 230 color illustrations and several dozen color and b/w figs. - published to coincide with the 2008 showing at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris, France, of over 200 ancient Iron Age bronzes, dating from 1300-650 B.C. from the Luristan province of Iran - essays by 5 specialists - catalogue - biblio. and showings. New-. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 \| £UK 56.75 \| JP¥ 8309] Book number: 008535 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FIROUZI, ALIREZA Iran - Eclat et Splendeur De La Perse Geneva, Swirzerland, Georges Naef. 2005. (ISBN: 2831303915) hardcover-, 33.5 x 28 cms. 256 pages - in French - over 250 color illustrations - Iranian photographer Aliereza Firouzi (b.1971) spent years and travelled thousands of miles to portray the soul of Iran, both ancient and modern - ancient palaces, secret gardens, noisy bazaars, Ishapan, Shiraz, Persepolis, oases, deserts and much more - text by Catherine Firouzi. New-/New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6560] Book number: 006364 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHABAIAN, ANAHITA/SABERI, MINOU 12 Photographic Journeys - Iran in the 21st Century Teheran, Iran, Silk Road Gallery. 2003. Wrappers, 22 x 22 Cms. 124 pages - in English - around 100 mostly color, some duotone, illustrations - published to coincide with the 2003 showing at the Silk Road Gallery in Teheran, Iran, of 12 photographic "journeys" through modern-day Iran by 10 talented Iranian photographers - biographies. New -. CHF 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 US$ 37.66 \| £UK 22.75 \| JP¥ 3324] Book number: 003709 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHASEMKHAN, ALIREZA Shabih Va Ayeneh - Taziyeh Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2007, First Edition-. (ISBN: 9643341771) , 28 x 26 cms. color-embossed clothbound - around 220 pages (unpaginated) - in Farsi and English - around 200 duotone illustrations - a work which describes the Shiite Taziyeh religious ceremony, featuring photographs from the fine collection in the Golestan Palace-Museum in Teheran. New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 008501 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN Perse - proto-Iraniens, Medes, achemenides Paris, France, Gallimard. 1963. Gilt Embossed Red Cloth, 28 x 23 Cms. small tear along d.j. upper back cover - 450 pages - in French - 585 color and b/w heliogravures - 55 x 25 cms. foldout map of Persia - bookmark - the 5th book in the Univers des Formes Collection headed by noted French writer and statesman André Malraux (1901-1976) and French art historian Georges Salles (1889-1966) - distinguished Ukrainian-born archeologist Roman Ghirshman (1895-1979) describes the world and the art of ancient Persians who set up their empire in the first millenium B.C. - dictionary-index, biblio. archeological documentation and map. Fine-/fair-. CHF 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.25 US$ 148.65 \| £UK 89.5 \| JP¥ 13120] Book number: 005361 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN ET AL Persia - the Immortal Kingdom London, England, Transorient. 1971. Cloth, 38 x 28 cms. small tear along the gold-colored frame of a transparent window on front of the cloth slipcase - dedication in ink on bottom right-hand corner of table of contents - 224 pages - in English - around 200 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great - preface by the Shah of Iran - 3 distinguished specialists describe the Persian art and archeology of 3 eras - Roman Ghrishman describes the era spanning 500 B.C. to 700 A.D - Vladimir Minorsky describes that spanning the medieval period to the 19th Century - Ramesh Sanghvi describes the tragic, vibrant 19th and 20th centuries. As New -/As New -. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 005058 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GOLESTAN, SHAHROKH Vin De Nishapour (Le) Paris, France, Souffles. 1988. (ISBN: 2876580276) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Tall-Square. 120 pages - in French and Farsi - Translations of Omar Khayyam's rubaiyats accompanied by full-page beautiful color photographs by Shahrokh Golestan and original calligraphies by Nasrollah Afjei make the reader stroll and meditate in a poetic world.. New -/New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76.25 US$ 113.97 \| £UK 68.5 \| JP¥ 10058] Book number: 003578 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GRABAR, OLEG Mostly Miniatures - an Introduction to Persian Painting New Haven, US, Princeton Univ.Press. 2000. (ISBN: 0691049998) softcover-, 28 x 22 Cms. 168 pages - in English - 79 color plates and 10 b/w illustrations - a description of Persian painting, its history, characteristics, relation to Persian poetry and Islamic mysticism, how to enjoy it and more by distinguished Islamic art historian Oleg Grabar (1896-1990) - biblio. and index. New-. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 \| £UK 56.75 \| JP¥ 8309] Book number: 006258 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GUADALUPI, G. / ROBINSON B.W. Qajar Milano, Italy, Franco Maria Ricci (FMR). 1990, Limited/Numbered 432/5000. Clothbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 217 pages - text in English - foreword by Franco Maria Ricci - "Qajar" is dedicated to court painting in Persia at the 18th and 19th centuries and is the name given to the realist oil painting that became the national style painting under Fath Ali Shah - color reproductions of the oil paintings, many court portraits and women portraits - texts by B.W. Robinson, Gianni Guadalupi and Sir Robert Ker Porter - bibliography of travels to Persia, index of plates. New -. CHF 380.00 [Appr.: EURO 251.25 US$ 376.58 \| £UK 226.5 \| JP¥ 33236] Book number: 001113 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GYSELEN, RIKA ET AL Perses Sassanides (Les) - Fastes D'un Empire Oublie (224-642) Paris, France, Paris Musees. 2006. (ISBN: 287900957X) Wrappers-, 27 x 21.5 cms. 240 pages - in French - 206 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2006 showing at the Museum Cernuschi of Asian Arts in Paris, France, of earthenware, textiles, coins, weapons, armors, mosaics and other artefacts dating back to the 3rd to 7th Century Persian Sassanid Empire - essays by a dozen specialists - bibliography. new-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 005705 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Congregational Mosques Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341534) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 192 pages - in Farsi and English - nearly 200 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol.8 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Shahid Beheshti university in Teheran and part two of the work dedicated to Iranian congregational mosques, featuring descriptions of 25 noteworthy examples - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and distribution of Iraninian cities. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 008498 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Congregational Mosques (part one) Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341534) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 200 pages - in Farsi and English - around 200 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol. 7 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Shahid Beheshti University in Teheran, featuring part one of the work dedicated to congregational mosques and including descriptions of 24 noteworthy examples - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and disitribution of Iranian cities. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 008499 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Mosques Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341526) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 292 pages - in Farsi and English - nearly 300 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol.6 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Shahid Beheshti University in Teheran and featuring descriptions of some 40 traditional mosques in 26 regions of Iran - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and distribution of Iranian cities. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 \| £UK 47.75 \| JP¥ 6997] Book number: 008500 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HUOT, J.-L./LUKONIN V. Archeologia Mundi Iran Vols. I & II Geneva ,Switzerland, Nagel. 1967. Gold-Embossed Green Cloth, 9 & 1/2 By 6 & 1/2". 2 vols. - in French - 64 color and 96 b/w illustrations - Vol.I, Jean-Louis Huot, 224 pages, early roots and ancient Persian ceramic paintings, bronzes, architecture and sculpture - the Sialk necropolis, the treasure of Ziwiye and more - some problems, notes, bibliography, index and list of illustrations - Vol.II, Vladimir Lukonin, 236 pages, ancient Greek and Persian civilizations, history, archeology and research perspectives - conclusion - chronology - bibliography - list of illustrations - index. As New -/As New -. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 004559 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	JODIDIO, PHILIP Iran Turin, Italy, Allemandi, Umberto. 2004. (ISBN: 8842212369) Hard Cover, 28,5 x 22 cm. 216 pages - in English - The Challenges for Iran - Restoring the City - New Perspectives - Answers for the Future -The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture had been considering for some time the organization of a meeting in Iran that would provide the opportunity of engaging in meaningful dialogue between national architects, teachers and students in the fields of historic preservation and contemporary design, and their counterparts from other countries - This initiative was realized in the cities of Yazd and Teheran from 11-17, October 2002 and sponsored by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture - List of participants. New -/New -. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 \| £UK 38.75 \| JP¥ 5685] Book number: 004240 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MELIKIAN-CHIRVANI, ASSADULLAH SOUREN Art De l'Iran Safavide 1501-1736 (L') Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757201268) Wrappers-, 28 x 25 Cms. 464 pages - in French - 189 color plates, nearly 100 mostly color illustrations and a b/w map - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, of masterpieces of Persian art from the 16th-to-18th Century Safavid period, including paintings, ceramics, miniatures, metalwork and more - essays by various specialists catalogue. New-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 006843 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	POURJAVADY, N. ET AL. Splendour of Iran (The) London, England, Booth-Clibborn. 2001. (ISBN: 1861540116) Clothbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall Thick. 3 volumes in a slipcase - text in English - "The splendour of Iran" provides an unprecedented insight into the traditions and contemporary life of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilisations - study of Persian culture presenting the country's artistic and cultural inheritance through the words and eyes of Iranian scholars and photographers - images of previously unpublished artefacts and artworks - 1st volume: 544 pages - "Ancient times" includes a survey of Iran's major prehistoric sites, traces the influence of ancient cultures, such as Elamite and then covers the art of the Imperial period: essays on painting, textiles, architecture, sculpture, metalwork, armour, glass, jewellery, coins, etc.. illustrated by color photographs - 2nd volume: 528 pages - "Islamic period" focuses on the extraordinary achievements and developments in architecture following the advent of Islam: color photographs of mosques, minarets, funerary architecture, bazaars, baths, gardens, palaces, etc.. - 5 essays richly illustrated on architectural ornament - 3rd volume : 416 pages - "Islamic period"offers a wide-ranging overview of individual works of artistic, religious and cultural endeavour such as manuscripts of the Koran, miniature paintings, design of the four-garden carpet, etc.. until contemporary art and architecture -essays illustrated by color photographs - glossary, index and bibliography for each volume - total weight : 11kg. New -/New -. CHF 700.00 [Appr.: EURO 462.75 US$ 693.7 \| £UK 417 \| JP¥ 61224] Book number: 001121 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	STIERLIN HENRI Splendeurs De l'Empire Perse Paris, France, Grund. 2006. (ISBN: 270001524X) Cloth-, 36.5 x 27 cms. 280 pages - in French - 273 color illustrations - a fine work by a distinguished author and art historian on pre-Islamic art and architecture, from the grand palaces of Persepolis to the royal tombs of Marlik and from the kingdom of the Scythes to the empire of Cyrus and Darius - chronology, glossary and index. new-/new-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6560] Book number: 005561 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	STIERLIN, HENRI Splendors of Ancient Persia Vercelli, Italy, Whitestar. 2006. (ISBN: 8854401463) Cloth-, 36.5 x 26.5 cms. 280 pages - in English - 273 color illustrations - a description of the art of Persia prior to the Arab in the 7th Century and its various empires, some of which extended to modern-day Turkey, Syria and, even, India - the kingdoms of Marlik, Urartu, Luristan and that of the Scythans; the Archaemenid empire of Cyrus and Darius; and, more - chronological table, glossary and index. New-/New-. CHF 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86 US$ 128.83 \| £UK 77.5 \| JP¥ 11370] Book number: 006259 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.

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	BEHBEHANI, FARAH K. Conference of the Birds (The) - a Study of Farid ud-Din Attar's Poem Using Jali Diwani calligraphy London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2009. (ISBN: 9780500514627) gilt-embossed cloth-, 33.5 x 23 cms. in a gilt-embossed cloth slipcase - 166 pages - in English - endpapers designed with a calligraphic pattern based on 3 Arabic letters - over 150 b/w and color plates, incl. 15 double-page pullouts - a 12th Century Sufi poem illustrated with Jali Diwani calligraphy by Farah K. Behbehani (b.1981) - bibliography. New-. CHF 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 119 US$ 178.38 \| £UK 107.25 \| JP¥ 15743] Book number: 009351 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLACK, DAVID/LOVELESS, CLIVE ET AL. Woven Gardens London, England, David Black Oriental Carpets. 1979. (ISBN: 0950501832) Hard Cover - Clothbound, 30,5 x 25 Cm. 149 pages - in English - 57 annotated color plates illustrating rugs in their great variety - colored photographs - black and white drawings - Published to coincide with an exhibition held in London in 1979 - This study of carpets from the Fars area of Southern Iran includes: an overview of the history and culture of the area; a study of carpet designs; an account of weaving methods for rugs, saddlebags and kelims; and an analysis of dyes used - Essays on the motifs and construction used in saddlebags - bibliographies - Structural Analysis Tables. New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.55 \| £UK 30 \| JP¥ 4373] Book number: 004264 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. ET AL Hunt for Paradise - Court Arts of Safavid Iran 1501-1576 Milan, Italy, Skira. 2003. (ISBN: 9788884915900) hardcover-, 31 x 25 Cms. 340 pages - in English - over 300 color illustrations and a double-page color map - published to coincide with the 2003-2004 showings at the Asia Society in New York and the Palazzo Reale in Milan of 16th Century art treasures from the courts of the Safavids of Iran - essays by a dozen specialists on the Safavid dynasty, architecture, calligraphy, illumination, bookbinding, lacquer binding, metalwork, magic bowls, Chinese ceramics in early Safavid Iran, ceramics, carpets, fashions, textiles, the horoscope of Shah Tahmasp - excerpts from Documentos Elucidativos 1515 - an account of a hunt in 1523 - the Muslim and Western calendars. New-/New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 009176 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. Persian Art 1501-1722 (The Golden Age of) London, England, British Museum. 2002. (ISBN: 0714124044) softcover-, 26 x 26 cms. Square. 192 pages - in English - 147 color and 33 b/w illustrations - an overview of the arts that flourished in Iran under the rule of the Safavids from 1501 to 1722, notably painting, architecture, ceramics, carpets, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and metalwork - biblio. glossary and index. New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 006253 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CANBY, SHEILA R. Shah Abbas - the Remaking of Iran London, England, British Museum. 2009. (ISBN: 9780714124568) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 29.5 x 24 cms. 274 pages - in English - 240 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2009 showing at the British Museum in London of 16th Century Safavid Iranian art treasures - the museum's Islamic art curator and two other specialists describe the public & private lives of Shah Abbas I, the ritual life of the shrines, sites of pilgrimage and objects of devotion - catalogue - glossary, biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 009180 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CURTIS, JOHN ET AL Forgotten Empire - the World of Ancient Persia London, England, British Museum. 2005. (ISBN: 0714111570) softcover-, 29 x 23 Cms. 272 pages - in English - 480 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2005 showing at the British Museum of ancient Persian jewelry, statues, ceramics and other masterpieces on loan from the Louvre and the National Museum of Iran - essays by 15 specialists on Persian history, sites, religion, jewelry, customs, administration, warfare, transport, legacy and more - king list, glossary and bibliography. New-. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 \| £UK 38.75 \| JP¥ 5685] Book number: 006252 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ENGEL, NICOLAS ET AL Bronzes Du Luristan - Enigmes De l'Iran Ancien Paris, France, Paris Musees. 2008. (ISBN: 9782759600267) Wrappers-, 27 x 21 cms. 240 pages - in French - 230 color illustrations and several dozen color and b/w figs. - published to coincide with the 2008 showing at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris, France, of over 200 ancient Iron Age bronzes, dating from 1300-650 B.C. from the Luristan province of Iran - essays by 5 specialists - catalogue - biblio. and showings. New-. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 \| £UK 56.75 \| JP¥ 8309] Book number: 008535 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	FIROUZI, ALIREZA Iran - Eclat et Splendeur De La Perse Geneva, Swirzerland, Georges Naef. 2005. (ISBN: 2831303915) hardcover-, 33.5 x 28 cms. 256 pages - in French - over 250 color illustrations - Iranian photographer Aliereza Firouzi (b.1971) spent years and travelled thousands of miles to portray the soul of Iran, both ancient and modern - ancient palaces, secret gardens, noisy bazaars, Ishapan, Shiraz, Persepolis, oases, deserts and much more - text by Catherine Firouzi. New-/New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6560] Book number: 006364 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHABAIAN, ANAHITA/SABERI, MINOU 12 Photographic Journeys - Iran in the 21st Century Teheran, Iran, Silk Road Gallery. 2003. Wrappers, 22 x 22 Cms. 124 pages - in English - around 100 mostly color, some duotone, illustrations - published to coincide with the 2003 showing at the Silk Road Gallery in Teheran, Iran, of 12 photographic "journeys" through modern-day Iran by 10 talented Iranian photographers - biographies. New -. CHF 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 US$ 37.66 \| £UK 22.75 \| JP¥ 3324] Book number: 003709 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHASEMKHAN, ALIREZA Shabih Va Ayeneh - Taziyeh Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2007, First Edition-. (ISBN: 9643341771) , 28 x 26 cms. color-embossed clothbound - around 220 pages (unpaginated) - in Farsi and English - around 200 duotone illustrations - a work which describes the Shiite Taziyeh religious ceremony, featuring photographs from the fine collection in the Golestan Palace-Museum in Teheran. New-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 008501 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN Perse - proto-Iraniens, Medes, achemenides Paris, France, Gallimard. 1963. Gilt Embossed Red Cloth, 28 x 23 Cms. small tear along d.j. upper back cover - 450 pages - in French - 585 color and b/w heliogravures - 55 x 25 cms. foldout map of Persia - bookmark - the 5th book in the Univers des Formes Collection headed by noted French writer and statesman André Malraux (1901-1976) and French art historian Georges Salles (1889-1966) - distinguished Ukrainian-born archeologist Roman Ghirshman (1895-1979) describes the world and the art of ancient Persians who set up their empire in the first millenium B.C. - dictionary-index, biblio. archeological documentation and map. Fine-/fair-. CHF 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 99.25 US$ 148.65 \| £UK 89.5 \| JP¥ 13120] Book number: 005361 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GHIRSHMAN, ROMAN ET AL Persia - the Immortal Kingdom London, England, Transorient. 1971. Cloth, 38 x 28 cms. small tear along the gold-colored frame of a transparent window on front of the cloth slipcase - dedication in ink on bottom right-hand corner of table of contents - 224 pages - in English - around 200 mostly color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great - preface by the Shah of Iran - 3 distinguished specialists describe the Persian art and archeology of 3 eras - Roman Ghrishman describes the era spanning 500 B.C. to 700 A.D - Vladimir Minorsky describes that spanning the medieval period to the 19th Century - Ramesh Sanghvi describes the tragic, vibrant 19th and 20th centuries. As New -/As New -. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 99.1 \| £UK 59.75 \| JP¥ 8746] Book number: 005058 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GOLESTAN, SHAHROKH Vin De Nishapour (Le) Paris, France, Souffles. 1988. (ISBN: 2876580276) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" Tall-Square. 120 pages - in French and Farsi - Translations of Omar Khayyam's rubaiyats accompanied by full-page beautiful color photographs by Shahrokh Golestan and original calligraphies by Nasrollah Afjei make the reader stroll and meditate in a poetic world.. New -/New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76.25 US$ 113.97 \| £UK 68.5 \| JP¥ 10058] Book number: 003578 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GRABAR, OLEG Mostly Miniatures - an Introduction to Persian Painting New Haven, US, Princeton Univ.Press. 2000. (ISBN: 0691049998) softcover-, 28 x 22 Cms. 168 pages - in English - 79 color plates and 10 b/w illustrations - a description of Persian painting, its history, characteristics, relation to Persian poetry and Islamic mysticism, how to enjoy it and more by distinguished Islamic art historian Oleg Grabar (1896-1990) - biblio. and index. New-. CHF 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63 US$ 94.15 \| £UK 56.75 \| JP¥ 8309] Book number: 006258 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GUADALUPI, G. / ROBINSON B.W. Qajar Milano, Italy, Franco Maria Ricci (FMR). 1990, Limited/Numbered 432/5000. Clothbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 217 pages - text in English - foreword by Franco Maria Ricci - "Qajar" is dedicated to court painting in Persia at the 18th and 19th centuries and is the name given to the realist oil painting that became the national style painting under Fath Ali Shah - color reproductions of the oil paintings, many court portraits and women portraits - texts by B.W. Robinson, Gianni Guadalupi and Sir Robert Ker Porter - bibliography of travels to Persia, index of plates. New -. CHF 380.00 [Appr.: EURO 251.25 US$ 376.58 \| £UK 226.5 \| JP¥ 33236] Book number: 001113 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GYSELEN, RIKA ET AL Perses Sassanides (Les) - Fastes D'un Empire Oublie (224-642) Paris, France, Paris Musees. 2006. (ISBN: 287900957X) Wrappers-, 27 x 21.5 cms. 240 pages - in French - 206 color illustrations - published to coincide with the 2006 showing at the Museum Cernuschi of Asian Arts in Paris, France, of earthenware, textiles, coins, weapons, armors, mosaics and other artefacts dating back to the 3rd to 7th Century Persian Sassanid Empire - essays by a dozen specialists - bibliography. new-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 005705 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Congregational Mosques Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341534) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 192 pages - in Farsi and English - nearly 200 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol.8 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Shahid Beheshti university in Teheran and part two of the work dedicated to Iranian congregational mosques, featuring descriptions of 25 noteworthy examples - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and distribution of Iraninian cities. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 008498 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Congregational Mosques (part one) Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341534) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 200 pages - in Farsi and English - around 200 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol. 7 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Shahid Beheshti University in Teheran, featuring part one of the work dedicated to congregational mosques and including descriptions of 24 noteworthy examples - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and disitribution of Iranian cities. New-/New-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 008499 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HAJI-QASSEMI, KAMBIZ ET AL Ganjnameh - Mosques Teheran, Iran, Rowzaneh. 2004. (ISBN: 9643341526) Gilt-Embossed Hardcover-, 34 x 25 Cms. 292 pages - in Farsi and English - nearly 300 color illustrations, dozens of b/w floor plans and a map - vol.6 of the encyclopaedia of Iranian Islamic architecture compiled by the Shahid Beheshti University in Teheran and featuring descriptions of some 40 traditional mosques in 26 regions of Iran - lexicon, bibliographical list of sources and distribution of Iranian cities. New-/New-. CHF 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53 US$ 79.28 \| £UK 47.75 \| JP¥ 6997] Book number: 008500 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HUOT, J.-L./LUKONIN V. Archeologia Mundi Iran Vols. I & II Geneva ,Switzerland, Nagel. 1967. Gold-Embossed Green Cloth, 9 & 1/2 By 6 & 1/2". 2 vols. - in French - 64 color and 96 b/w illustrations - Vol.I, Jean-Louis Huot, 224 pages, early roots and ancient Persian ceramic paintings, bronzes, architecture and sculpture - the Sialk necropolis, the treasure of Ziwiye and more - some problems, notes, bibliography, index and list of illustrations - Vol.II, Vladimir Lukonin, 236 pages, ancient Greek and Persian civilizations, history, archeology and research perspectives - conclusion - chronology - bibliography - list of illustrations - index. As New -/As New -. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 59.46 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5248] Book number: 004559 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	JODIDIO, PHILIP Iran Turin, Italy, Allemandi, Umberto. 2004. (ISBN: 8842212369) Hard Cover, 28,5 x 22 cm. 216 pages - in English - The Challenges for Iran - Restoring the City - New Perspectives - Answers for the Future -The Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture had been considering for some time the organization of a meeting in Iran that would provide the opportunity of engaging in meaningful dialogue between national architects, teachers and students in the fields of historic preservation and contemporary design, and their counterparts from other countries - This initiative was realized in the cities of Yazd and Teheran from 11-17, October 2002 and sponsored by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture - List of participants. New -/New -. CHF 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43 US$ 64.42 \| £UK 38.75 \| JP¥ 5685] Book number: 004240 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MELIKIAN-CHIRVANI, ASSADULLAH SOUREN Art De l'Iran Safavide 1501-1736 (L') Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757201268) Wrappers-, 28 x 25 Cms. 464 pages - in French - 189 color plates, nearly 100 mostly color illustrations and a b/w map - published to coincide with the 2007 showing at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, of masterpieces of Persian art from the 16th-to-18th Century Safavid period, including paintings, ceramics, miniatures, metalwork and more - essays by various specialists catalogue. New-. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 84.24 \| £UK 50.75 \| JP¥ 7434] Book number: 006843 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	POURJAVADY, N. ET AL. Splendour of Iran (The) London, England, Booth-Clibborn. 2001. (ISBN: 1861540116) Clothbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall Thick. 3 volumes in a slipcase - text in English - "The splendour of Iran" provides an unprecedented insight into the traditions and contemporary life of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilisations - study of Persian culture presenting the country's artistic and cultural inheritance through the words and eyes of Iranian scholars and photographers - images of previously unpublished artefacts and artworks - 1st volume: 544 pages - "Ancient times" includes a survey of Iran's major prehistoric sites, traces the influence of ancient cultures, such as Elamite and then covers the art of the Imperial period: essays on painting, textiles, architecture, sculpture, metalwork, armour, glass, jewellery, coins, etc.. illustrated by color photographs - 2nd volume: 528 pages - "Islamic period" focuses on the extraordinary achievements and developments in architecture following the advent of Islam: color photographs of mosques, minarets, funerary architecture, bazaars, baths, gardens, palaces, etc.. - 5 essays richly illustrated on architectural ornament - 3rd volume : 416 pages - "Islamic period"offers a wide-ranging overview of individual works of artistic, religious and cultural endeavour such as manuscripts of the Koran, miniature paintings, design of the four-garden carpet, etc.. until contemporary art and architecture -essays illustrated by color photographs - glossary, index and bibliography for each volume - total weight : 11kg. New -/New -. CHF 700.00 [Appr.: EURO 462.75 US$ 693.7 \| £UK 417 \| JP¥ 61224] Book number: 001121 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	STIERLIN HENRI Splendeurs De l'Empire Perse Paris, France, Grund. 2006. (ISBN: 270001524X) Cloth-, 36.5 x 27 cms. 280 pages - in French - 273 color illustrations - a fine work by a distinguished author and art historian on pre-Islamic art and architecture, from the grand palaces of Persepolis to the royal tombs of Marlik and from the kingdom of the Scythes to the empire of Cyrus and Darius - chronology, glossary and index. new-/new-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 74.33 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6560] Book number: 005561 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	STIERLIN, HENRI Splendors of Ancient Persia Vercelli, Italy, Whitestar. 2006. (ISBN: 8854401463) Cloth-, 36.5 x 26.5 cms. 280 pages - in English - 273 color illustrations - a description of the art of Persia prior to the Arab in the 7th Century and its various empires, some of which extended to modern-day Turkey, Syria and, even, India - the kingdoms of Marlik, Urartu, Luristan and that of the Scythans; the Archaemenid empire of Cyrus and Darius; and, more - chronological table, glossary and index. New-/New-. CHF 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86 US$ 128.83 \| £UK 77.5 \| JP¥ 11370] Book number: 006259 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.