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The close interaction of the artistic cultures of the East and the West, the inclusion of Azerbaijan in the world system of the Silk Road since ancient times is an outstanding achievement of the epochs. The inexhaustible desire of Western European travelers to visit the unexplored corners of the East dates back to ancient times. Among them Italians have a significant place, including Giosafat Barbaro, Ambrogio Contarini, Piero Querini, Archangelo Lamberti, Diego de urra Conca, Veccetti brothers, etc. "Walking far to the East" (V. V. Bartold) the Italians reached as far as the headquarters of the Mongol khans in Karakorum, to China and Southeast Asia. Italian merchants who mastered the "roads of spices and jewels" became emissaries of world trade. Among the most famous researchers Italian travelers of the Middle Ages (missionaries, merchants, ambassadors, etc.) a special place belongs to Pietro Della Valle (1586-1652), a man of the widest palette of talents as a scholar, linguist, and book collector. Pietro Della Valle, whom Viaqqi called the best researcher of the Renaissance period of the early 17th century between Istanbul and Goa, a person who left a bright mark in the study of the architectural art of the Safavid period. A considerable place in his memoirs was filled by letters from Iran (Persia), an epistolary heritage, an invaluable source of knowledge about its political, social and administrative life, military and legal aspects, intellectual and cultural sphere. An essential place in these belongs to architecture with descriptions and sketches of cities, architectural complexes and monumental buildings, as well as magnificent parks and gardens. This is where the author stops, outlining only some of the monuments visited and described by Pietro Della Valle. |
