RT Article
T1 The Ilkhanid Revetment Aesthetic in the Buqʿa Pir-i Bakran: Chaotic Exuberance or a Cunningly Planned Architectural Revetment Repertoire?
JF Muqarnas
VO 34
IS 1
SP 43
OP 83
A1 Grbanovic, Ana Marija
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1565007220
AB The Pir-i Bakran mausoleum (completed by 1312–13; Linjan, Isfahan) is considered to be a typical example of exuberant Ilkhanid architectural decoration. In the 1970s, the International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (IsMEO) undertook significant research and restoration work on the mausoleum. After their efforts were interrupted by the onset of the Iranian Revolution, restoration activities were continued by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization. Almost four decades later, questions concerning the mausoleum’s history, function, decorative program, patronage, and craftsmen—as well as the identity of the deceased—nonetheless remain unresolved. The mausoleum’s tile and original polychrome stucco decoration also require further scholarly attention.

K1 Pir-i Bakran : Linjan : Ilkhanid architecture : Iran : mausoleum : architectural revetments : stuccos : tiles : aesthetics : stucco polychromy : architectural heritage preservation : pilgrimage site

DO 10.1163/22118993_03401P004