Title & Author:

A Journey to Persia : Jean Chardin's portrait of a seventeenth-century empire / translated and edited by Ronald W. Ferrier.

Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris Publishers, 1996.

Description:

xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes selected translations from Chardin's : Voyages du chevalier Chardin en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient.
Includes selected translations from Chardin's: Voyages du chevalier Chardin en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
1. Jean (Sir John) Chardin -- 2. Land -- 3. Travelling -- 4. Isfahan -- 5. Shah and His Court -- 6. Government -- 7. Religion -- 8. Character, Life and Customs -- 9. Learning, Knowledge and Literature -- 10. Arts and Crafts -- 11. Industry and Commerce.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

'Isfahan is half the world' was the proud boast of the seventeenth-century capital of Persia. One of the travellers attracted to Persia was Jean Chardin, a young French jeweller who spent most of his time in Isfahan. During this time, he became intimate with the city; he was invited into people's houses and entertained; he visited gardens and participated in hunts; his knowledge of court affairs was extensive, and he travelled many miles, visiting other towns and villages. Chardin's accounts and sketches are invaluable sources of information for all those interested in Middle East history, and they provide a vivid portrait of life in seventeenth-century Persia. In this beautiful book, illustrated with Chardin's drawings, Ronald Ferrier has distilled the writings and observations to produce a wonderful and evocative insight into Safavid Iran.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

1850435642
9781850435648

Subject:

Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713 Travel Iran.
Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713
Chardin, John, (1643-1713) Voyages Iran.
Travel.
Reisbeschrijvingen.
Iran Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Iran Description and travel.
Iran Descriptions et voyages Ouvrages avant 1800.
Iran.
Iran Récits de voyages français.
Iran Descriptions et voyages 17e siècle.
Ispahan (Iran) Descriptions et voyages 17e siècle.

Form/genre:

Reisebericht 1650.
Early works.

Added entries:

Ferrier, R. W. (Ronald W.)
Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713. Voyages du chevalier Chardin en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient. Selections. English.
Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713. Voyages du chevalier Chardin en Perse, et autres lieux de l'Orient. English. Selections.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 112869
Call No.: ID DS257.C57; ID:96-B2243
Status: Available