#tabriz

[parsabad]

Hariri House/ Tabriz/ Iran

Photos: sadeq miri

[wgm-beautiful-world]

The Blue Mosque of Tabriz in IRAN

[dardasht]

Persian Carpet/ Tabriz made/ Iran

Antique 1940

[along-the-silkroad]

A ruler on an elephant, from a manuscript of Rashid al-Din's Jami' al-Tawarikh, early 14th century, Tabriz (?). Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Orientabteilung.

The Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh (lit. “Compendium of Chronicles”) is a monumental work of history and literature produced in the Mongol Ilkhanate. Written by Rashid al-Din Hamadani (1247–1318 CE) in the early 14th century, its vast scope has led scholars to describe it as “the first world history.” Originally composed in three volumes, the text was issued in both Arabic and Persian versions.

The surviving portions amount to about 400 pages of the original work. The Jāmiʿ al-Tawārīkh recounts the histories and cultures of regions spanning from China to Europe and devotes particular attention to Mongol history in an effort to define their cultural heritage. Its richly illuminated manuscripts—produced through the collaboration of hundreds of scribes and artists—were intended to be copied annually in both Persian and Arabic and distributed throughout the Ilkhanate, including the Middle East, Central Asia, Anatolia, and the Indian subcontinent.

Around twenty illustrated copies are thought to have been produced during Rashid al-Din’s lifetime, though only fragments survive today. The oldest known copy is an Arabic manuscript, of which only half remains: 59 folios from its second volume are held in the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art in London, and another 151 folios from the same volume are preserved in the Edinburgh University Library. Two early Persian copies from the first generation of manuscripts are kept in the Topkapı Palace Library in Istanbul. Collectively, these early illustrated manuscripts are regarded as “one of the most important surviving examples of Ilkhanid art in any medium” and constitute the largest extant corpus of early Persian miniature painting.

[thepreciouspurrsian]

Was visiting traditional buildings for a project and saw a minaret…

Resisted the urge to synchronize… barely. 😂🦅

Bonus:

Ravens! Eivor might’ve been around too! 😄

And the airplane?? Who else could’ve been around? 😂

[secular-jew]

Jewish village girl from Iran, ca. 1875

Bedecked with elaborate silver jewelry, a large 'abayye (floral wrap), and hennaed fingernails. Her large disk and sheath amulets suggest that she is from the western part of Iran, perhaps in Persian (Iranian) Kurdistan near Kermanshah, Tabriz, or Hamadan, all areas with large Jewish communities.

[ceeturnalia]

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[sugarlizard8]

tabriz, iran