The inscription dedicated to permissible water in the Isfahan Grand Mosque is one of the valuable endowment letters of the Safavid period. The content of the above inscription refers to the name of Amir Aslan bin Rostam Sultan Laleh Afshar Arshlou, who during the reign of Shah Tahmasb I, by digging a river, brought the permissible water to the mosque and dedicated it to this building. This rese...

The Safavid kings had a fairly influential role in Iran’s cultural, economic and social prosperity after a long era of turmoil and recession. The art of weaving silk fabrics is one of the examples that grew up in light of the attention and support of the Safavid officials. During the Achaemenid era, Iranians were aware of the mystery of silkworm and silk threads that came from China to Iran. Su...

Coin is of the most important sources for studying societies in the past and can shed a light on dark aspects of society’s political-religious and economical status. The short period of Afsharid is of particular importance in the history of coin due to the various coinage from the perspective of engravings, concepts and written words on them, in geographical landscape from Caucasia to India’s s...

IIn the country of Turkey, in the city of Hereke, at the end of the 19th century, rugs known as Mihrabi became popular, which were inspired by the rugs of the Safavid era and kept in the Topkapi Palace Museum. In these rugs, which are reproduced in royal workshops on a large scale, some changes have been made in the verbal text and incorporated visual elements. Among the rugs that seem to have ...

Known to be one of the most significant illustration techniques in bibliopegy, tashir is characterized by a variety of aesthetical features over different eras. The Safavid Reign marks the summit of this art form. A magnificent inheritance of this era, the Tahmaspi Khamsah is an exquisite manuscript illuminated with the two prominent types of tashir common during the Safavid period. The tashirs...

The evolution of skylights and the way light is transmitted to dome-houses has always been a chief concern in architects’ mind. In terms of development and technique, such an element has been neglected, however being of significance. This main part, which has a great artistic role in Islamic architecture ​​from the perspective of technique, form and position, has changed over time and improperl...