Stucco mihrabs are among valuable elements of Iranian architecture both in view of technique and of composition of patterns and inscriptions. They were crafted over a long period and are considered a valuable collection of designs and motifs either invented or inherited from past eras. The climax of the craft is considered to be during the Seljuq and early Timurid period, but dating remaining [...

Chahar Bagh mosque/school has an important position as one of the most outstanding religious/academic monuments of the Safavid era in terms of Islamic engraving art. The present study, adopting a new approach, attempts to investigate the functions of the inscriptions of this monument in reflecting the teachings of the prophet in addition to expressing the extent of his magnificence. َAttempts ha...