Illustrations
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"The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910],
p. vii
Illustrations
In Colour
Bijen in the Well
Frontispiece
"Hazrat" Ali slays Marhab
"Face page" 15
Laila and Majnun
34
\"Shaykh" Sinan meets the Christian Maiden
42
In Black And White
Page
From a Kerman Carpet (Headpiece)
v
From a Kerman Shawl (Headpiece)
vii
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Tailpiece)
x
From an Old Ivory Dagger-Hilt (Headpiece)
xi
From a Copper Lantern (Headpiece)
xii
(Tailpiece)
xiv
From Lustred Pottery (Headpiece)
1
Mohamed Ismail Khan, the Vakil-ul-Mulk
5
The Mahun Shrine
9
A Design from Old Pottery (Tailpiece)
16
From a Carpet (Headpiece)
17
\"Sirdar" Husein Khan and his Family
27
The Fort of the Rebel Baluch
29
p. viii
Page
Head, from a Birjand Carpet (Tailpiece)
33
From a Tile of the Fourteenth Century (Headpiece)
34
The Garden at Mahun
35
\"Shaykh" Ahmad
45
From an Old Tile (Tailpiece)
49
From a Bronze Mirror (Headpiece)
50
The Governor's Falcons
52
The "White Fort"
55
The Stone Pulpit of the "White Fort"
56
A Persian Salt Swamp
60
From an Old Vase (Tailpiece)
64
From Old Needlework (Headpiece)
65
A Persian Wedding
73
From a Sasanian Brass Bowl (Tailpiece)
82
From an Old Brass Tray (Headpiece)
83
The Fort of Ardeshir
86
A Parsi Gardener
87
A Persian Band
89
A Kerman Carpet and its Owner
91
Plan of the Meshed Shrine
"Face page" 101
Design from an Old Brass Tray (Tailpiece)
101
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Headpiece)
102
\"Mirza" Hasan Khan, "Mustaufi"
109
The "Mullah"
112
From the Sheath of a Dagger (Tailpiece)
118
From an Enamelled Box (Headpiece)
119
In the Jabal Bariz
125
Gipsy Musicians
133
From an Old Brass Tray (Tailpiece)
137
From a Carpet (Headpiece)
138
p. ix
Page
The Dervish at "No Ruz"
140
The Shah's Wrestler
153
Detail from a Kerman Carpet (Tailpiece)
160
Quotation from Hafiz (Headpiece)
161
Mahmud Khan
167
Detail from a Kerman Carpet (Tailpiece)
176
From a Nomad Carpet (Headpiece)
177
The Koran Stand at Anar
182
Yezd and its Wind Towers
186
From an enamelled Box (Headpiece)
191
Leaders of the Muharram Procession
195
The Muharram at Yezd
199
The Caravanserai at Rizab
208
Gholam Ali, "Cut Hand"
209
A Meshed Banker
211
From Lustred Pottery (Headpiece)
214
Baluch Nomads
222
Turbat-i-Heideri
225
The "Lower Avenue," Meshed
231
From a Turkoman Carpet (Headpiece)
234
The "Imam" taking the Poisoned Grapes from the Caliph
235
The "Old Court," showing Nadir's Fountain in the foreground
241
The Golden Porch of Nadir Shah
245
The Tomb Chamber
251
The Golden Door at the Foot of the Tomb
255
From a Metal Lantern (Headpiece)
258
\"Mirza" Hasan Ali, the Poet
259
The Mosque of Gauhar Shad "Aga"
263
p. x
Page
In the Kuhpaia District
273
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Tailpiece)
277
The Seal of the "Imam" Riza
278
From a Lacquered Pen Box (Headpiece)
279
\"Note".--The headpieces and other designs are drawn by Miss E. R. Sykes, from objects in Major SYKES'S collection.
"The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910],
p. vii
Illustrations
In Colour
Bijen in the Well
Frontispiece
"Hazrat" Ali slays Marhab
"Face page" 15
Laila and Majnun
34
\"Shaykh" Sinan meets the Christian Maiden
42
In Black And White
Page
From a Kerman Carpet (Headpiece)
v
From a Kerman Shawl (Headpiece)
vii
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Tailpiece)
x
From an Old Ivory Dagger-Hilt (Headpiece)
xi
From a Copper Lantern (Headpiece)
xii
(Tailpiece)
xiv
From Lustred Pottery (Headpiece)
1
Mohamed Ismail Khan, the Vakil-ul-Mulk
5
The Mahun Shrine
9
A Design from Old Pottery (Tailpiece)
16
From a Carpet (Headpiece)
17
\"Sirdar" Husein Khan and his Family
27
The Fort of the Rebel Baluch
29
p. viii
Page
Head, from a Birjand Carpet (Tailpiece)
33
From a Tile of the Fourteenth Century (Headpiece)
34
The Garden at Mahun
35
\"Shaykh" Ahmad
45
From an Old Tile (Tailpiece)
49
From a Bronze Mirror (Headpiece)
50
The Governor's Falcons
52
The "White Fort"
55
The Stone Pulpit of the "White Fort"
56
A Persian Salt Swamp
60
From an Old Vase (Tailpiece)
64
From Old Needlework (Headpiece)
65
A Persian Wedding
73
From a Sasanian Brass Bowl (Tailpiece)
82
From an Old Brass Tray (Headpiece)
83
The Fort of Ardeshir
86
A Parsi Gardener
87
A Persian Band
89
A Kerman Carpet and its Owner
91
Plan of the Meshed Shrine
"Face page" 101
Design from an Old Brass Tray (Tailpiece)
101
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Headpiece)
102
\"Mirza" Hasan Khan, "Mustaufi"
109
The "Mullah"
112
From the Sheath of a Dagger (Tailpiece)
118
From an Enamelled Box (Headpiece)
119
In the Jabal Bariz
125
Gipsy Musicians
133
From an Old Brass Tray (Tailpiece)
137
From a Carpet (Headpiece)
138
p. ix
Page
The Dervish at "No Ruz"
140
The Shah's Wrestler
153
Detail from a Kerman Carpet (Tailpiece)
160
Quotation from Hafiz (Headpiece)
161
Mahmud Khan
167
Detail from a Kerman Carpet (Tailpiece)
176
From a Nomad Carpet (Headpiece)
177
The Koran Stand at Anar
182
Yezd and its Wind Towers
186
From an enamelled Box (Headpiece)
191
Leaders of the Muharram Procession
195
The Muharram at Yezd
199
The Caravanserai at Rizab
208
Gholam Ali, "Cut Hand"
209
A Meshed Banker
211
From Lustred Pottery (Headpiece)
214
Baluch Nomads
222
Turbat-i-Heideri
225
The "Lower Avenue," Meshed
231
From a Turkoman Carpet (Headpiece)
234
The "Imam" taking the Poisoned Grapes from the Caliph
235
The "Old Court," showing Nadir's Fountain in the foreground
241
The Golden Porch of Nadir Shah
245
The Tomb Chamber
251
The Golden Door at the Foot of the Tomb
255
From a Metal Lantern (Headpiece)
258
\"Mirza" Hasan Ali, the Poet
259
The Mosque of Gauhar Shad "Aga"
263
p. x
Page
In the Kuhpaia District
273
From an Earthenware Water Pipe (Tailpiece)
277
The Seal of the "Imam" Riza
278
From a Lacquered Pen Box (Headpiece)
279
\"Note".--The headpieces and other designs are drawn by Miss E. R. Sykes, from objects in Major SYKES'S collection.
