in its course of evolution, the sassanian rule accepted a change in temporal exigencies, condition and manner of governance of each ruler where more attention was paid to the institutional establishment, grades/ranking, titles, symbols and administrative hierarchy. in a way, the organizational manner, to a larger extent, could engulf the period into a curtain of ambiguity. one of those ranks wa...

islam spread rapidly after its founding, encompassing much of north africa, the middle east, and southeast asia. the art of this vast region draws its distinctive character both from islam itself and from the diverse cultural traditions of the world’s muslims. because islam discouraged the use of figurative images, particularly in religious contexts- unlike christian art- islamic artists develo...

abstract reliefs are one the most important archaeological evidences to elucidate vague facts of previous cultures. this tradition has a long history in iran`s culture that revitalized in qajarians in different parts of iran, there are forty seven reliefs with engraved decoration in stone collection of taq-i-bustan, too. so far, no report or newsletter about qajarian reliefs in taq-i-bustan col...

according to the forms of sassanian medallions designed on the textures sassanid, it’s very impressive in the distinctive features, the variety of design and style of drawing. sassanid era peak of excellence in the art of silk fabrics and textiles, especially the development of their industry. but it should also be stated, that one of the important reasons for the existence of exquisite designs...

searching about nationalism in dramatic literature of iran, cause us to consider two special eras in the one hundred and fifty year old dramatic history of iran: first pahlavi and the time of war between iran and iraq which has allocated a lot of artistic works under the name of defa’e moghadas to itself. but the main aspect of this research is introducing and surveying sho’bie movement – the f...