The Authoritative Guide To Persepolis By A. Shapur Shahbazi

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The literature on Persepolis, this crown jewel of the ancient Near Eastern art, is either reports of purely academic investigation or fantasies of uninformed profit seekers. The present volume fulfils the need for an authorative and well-illustrated description of the monuments by one who served as their custodian for many years and who is universally acknowledged as an archaeologist and art historian of the first rank. Professor Shahbazi takes the reader through Persepolis, step by step, and describes the remains with accuracy and clarity, leaving no detail unexplained. The lavish illustrations chosen carefully and learnedly follow the description without overburdening the text with a series of unrelated pictures. The bibliography is designed to enhance the reader's appreciation of Persepolis and the art of the ancient Near East.