Persian Steel: The Tanavoli Collection

by James W. Allan and Brian Gilmour

This book looks at iron- and steel-working in Iran, from pre-Islamic times to the present day. The authors unify art-historical and scientific aspects of steel-making and provide a wide-ranging survey of the development of the technologies and trades involved. Nearly 400 objects are cataloged and illustrated, and over 70 are subjected to metallurgical analysis.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197280250
• ISBN13: 9780197280256
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 4.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 9.6" x 7.3"