مطالعه مضامین کتیبه های نستعلیق در قالی‌های دوره صفوی ایران

Today we know that the main reason for usage of calligraphy in carpet design was to state and explain the religious content instead of decorative role – such as the other Islamic functional arts. According to that, most of carpets that contain inscriptions are the Mihrabi Carpets that almost use for praying. Along with the Mihrabi Carpets that are often used in religious functions, calligraphy has penetrated into other carpet designs, and obviously in this case, designer and weaver approach has led from religious texts to mystical and lyrical poems. This change of content has largely been accompanied by a change in calligraphy type from Tholth to Nastaliq. The present research is a descriptive method to study the presence and use of Nastaliq inscriptions in Safavid carpets. For this purpose, valued examples have been studied throughout the world's museums. The results of the study of 49 woven Nastaliq inscriptions on 32 Safavi carpets indicate that during the Safavid period, a large number of Iranian carpets were adorned with non-religious poems. Meanwhile, there are only 9 Nastaliq religious inscriptions in 4 Mihrabi Carpets, and other inscriptions of the samples have non-religious themes. Non-religious inscriptions, all of which are Persian poems, are mostly composed in the form of Masnavi and Qasida. The themes of springtime and the likeness of carpets to lush or refreshing gardens and shrubs, along with subtle and sometimes romantic interpretations, are among the most common themes. In addition to these cases, mention of the date and the names of the persons are also visible in a few cases.