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by Roloff Beny, Essay and Anthology by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } Persia: Bridge of Turquoise by Roloff Beny Essay and Anthology by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1975. Printed in Italy. First Edition. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket with minor signs of shelf wear. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, quarto, 367 pages. Text pages on specially dyed Rusticas, illustrations on dull-coated enamel. Essay and Anthology by Seyyed Hossein Nasr, historical notes on the plates by Mitchell Crites. The 'Tughra' symbolic design for the title of the book 'Persia-Bridge of Turqoise' was created by Nasrollah Afjei in the style of royal monograms used by early Muslim rulers. Roloff Beny had a considerable reputation and exhibition record as the maker of progressive painting, drawing and printmaking in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was recognized as one of the leading abstract artists of his day with works of the period exhibited and collected at that time by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Gallery of Canada, among others. His work in painting, drawing and prints is discussed in Roloff Beny Visual Journeys. His book To Every Thing There is a Season was presented to visiting heads of state during Canada's 1967 centennial celebration. In 1968 his book India was chosen by the Indian Government to celebrate the centenary of Gandhi's birth. Canada, as Be

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Year: 1975
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0500240973
• Condition: Very Good

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