So clearly it was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status. Modern politicians use political techniques invented by rulers of old, but instead of paint ...

Islamic art, especially the arts of Iran and Central Asia ... Empire of Faith, shown nationally on PBS.

Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art Professor Bloom teaches courses on the history ... Empire of Faith, shown nationally on PBS. He is currently working on a book about ...