CHAPTER VIII.

PERSIA.

Persia, and its Influence.--History.--Conquests.--Religious Revolutions.--Zoroaster.--Mohammed.--Geographical Position.--General View of Influences bearing upon Art.--Decoration.--Flowers and Symbols.--Conventional Styles.--Whence came the Monsters Appearing upon Wares.--Metallic Lustre.--POTTERY: Composition.--Caution in Looking at Specimens.--Wall-Tiles and their Decoration.--Vases.--PORCELAIN: Had Persia a True Porcelain?--Classification, and the Difficulties Attending It.--Decoration.--Classes Formed by Prevailing Color.....189

BOOK III.--EUROPE.