according to technical presages, in the preliminary studies, we have found that there are at least 12 different kinds of stucco decorations belonging to the islamic periods of iran. technical executive details in each kind of these decorations depending on composition and method of treatment, manner of forming, and measure of relieve are different. unlike two common categorizations which are ba...

mosque as the house of god has always been significant to rulers, people and muslim artists. it is one of the most ancient architectural subjects. varamin1jami mosque from ilkhanid2 era is one of the masterpieces of iranian-islamic architecture. it was one of the first projects which started the glorious era of renovation after the dark times of the mongols3 invasion. perfect stucco ornaments i...

mosque as the house of god has always been significant to rulers, people and muslim artists. it is one of the most ancient architectural subjects. varamin1jami mosque from ilkhanid2 era is one of the masterpieces of iranian-islamic architecture. it was one of the first projects which started the glorious era of renovation after the dark times of the mongols3 invasion. perfect stucco ornaments i...

This overview of Sasanian stuccoes includes sites divided chronologically – without losing sight the regional premises. The iconographic repertoire found in hitherto had been then catalogued ornamental, plant, figural, animal, and monograms. Noteworthy is paragraph on transmission architectural decorations. Although just a few motifs influenced Byzantine decorative language, several were transm...

Stucco decorations are among the major decorative elements of the religious structures of the Ilkhanid period in Iran.Typical examples of these decorations are found in the mausoleum of Pir-i Bakran, located some” 30 km” southwestof Isfahan. Owing to the importance of the decorative technique and its great stucco decorations, several contemporaryIslamic scholars have described the mausoleum as ...