A collection of photographs of the tiled domes, minarets and walls of the mosques and buildings of Islamic Asia. The tiles bear the "seven colours of heaven": ochre, turquoise, white, black, green, red and blue. The photographs are accompanied by text giving a traveller's impression of modern Afghanistan. The history of the tiles is traced from their first major appearance at the end of the 12th century, through to their apogee in the 15th century, up to the present day. The author looks at how the tiles were made and, in order to explain their symbolism, presents a translation of the celebrated verse romance "The Seven Brides of the Seven Climes" by the medieval Persian-language poet, Nezami of Ganjeh.
- ISBN10 0500017115
- ISBN13 9780500017111
- Publish Date 20 May 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 March 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 316
- Language English