There are several texts pertaining to Perisian painting which explain its aesthetics on the basis of mysticism and the notion of imaginal world. This point of view bears some methodological problems. Some of the prominent scholars (Corbin, Burckhardt, Nasr, Ringgenberg et al.) refering to Ibn ‘Arabi’s mystical notions, have tried to show that the specific aesthetics o...

In this research work, we propose to identify an imaginary line called baseline threading through the entire stretch of text-line, with reference to which the location of vertical extents of Persian characters could be accurately interpreted. Depending upon the curvedness of the handwritten Persian text-line the baseline also would be curved. In this research a novel piece-wise painting scheme ...

persian painting used to be dependent on persian literature for decades. among persian poets nizami is one of the most famous storytellers of 7th (13th a.d) century. containing elaborations and outstanding pictorial power, his valuable works and especially the masterpiece of “leili & majnun” is imitated by poets in various schools and is painted times and times by different miniaturists in diff...

muhammad baqir is probably the most important of a group of post safawid painters, who practiced a highly eclectic style. decorative floral compositions which were widly used for lacquer- work from the later safawid period onwards, also become a popular genre in 12th century h. persian painting. muhammad baqir also has produced floral design and composition. owing to the building programs conne...

pardaz is technique of employing points or small dots of colour to creat the maximum colour intensity. in other word, it is type of intaglio engaraving in which groups of dots and lines are used to build up tonal effects. it conveys dual interest in intensifying the effect of colour and light. this was a lengthy process requiring great skill and colour impressions were usually double the price ...

it is true, it is true,the arts of book book in ottoman times drew their initial inspiration from those of iran. in some of the associated specialities, for example in most qur’anic illumination and in the illustration of verse romances, they did not progress significantly beyond this heritage. the timurid zafarnama and perhaps the most ilkhanid chingiznama had chronicled military exploits in a...