Among the many surviving architectural edifices of the pre-Safavid Islamic era in Iran, there are mainly the burial places, religious and public benefit buildings. However, as a matter of fact, throughout a time span of a thousand years, from the beginning of Islam until the Safavids, there is not a considerable number of palaces which belong to the pre-Safavid Iran. Therefore, the main questio...

    Belief in the effect of the status of celestial bodies on human life events has long been common among different ethnic groups. The Astrological Concepts in Iranian art have been used as decorative engraving in metalworking and other applied arts in different periods but in the illustrated Falnama of the Safavid era, these concepts were not used as decorations, but in their original nature,...

Although Nastaliq script was used as a significant writing style along other six types of calligraphy until the mid-Safavid era, it was gradually more welcomed and turned into the most important script in the succeeding eras. "Rashida Shahnameh", written by Abdul Rashid Deylami, falls within the Shahnameh manuscripts in the Safavid era while "Davari Shahnameh", written by Mirza Mohammad Davari ...

Gilding on stone is a worthwhile ornaments. These ornaments are vulnerable because of their multilayer structure. This art has been used in the objects and architectural ornaments. Nowadays, a few of these ornaments has been identified. Perhaps this is related to vulnerability of gilding. In this research the technical characteristics of a sample of these decorations in Vank Cathedral belonging...

abstract: country’s fiber optic network, as one of the most important communication infrastructures, is of high importance; therefore, ensuring security of the network and its data is essential. no remarkable research has been done on assessing security of the country’s fiber optic network. besides, according to an official statistics released by ertebatat zirsakht company, unwanted disconnec...

abstract: the present study is about prophet ishmael, some parts of his life; his personality in the quran and the bible; and the comparison of the content of these two religious books. compilation of the study has been done with a new perspective and new presentation approach. since prophets have been human beings’ role model and their life has been a perfect example for humanity in all ages,...

Iranian painting has always appeared in the form of manuscripts. Manuscripts have been admitted to provide artists with the work of coordinating and linking between writing and graphic art and empty spaces, to reach a beautiful and balanced layout of interest to artists. This article attempts to study the evolution of book publishing practices and has a fresh look at the layout of Iranian manus...