فهرست مطالب majid jaliseh

In this article, the author introduces the first public library in Iran, located in the city of Tabriz. The article details the establishment and development of this library, including its activities, founders, directors, benefactors, and more. Furthermore, it discusses the Central National Library of Iran, the first national library established in Tehran during the reign of Muẓaffar al-Din Shah. The article explores the foundation, management, benefactors, the diversity of books, and other aspects of the library. Finally, a list of the initial books held by these two libraries is provided.

In this article, the author, while providing a preliminary overview of the history of Qajar-era libraries, introduces Dār al-Funūn Library as the first Iranian university and government library of that period. The article attempts to elucidate the formation, management, and administrative structure of this institution by examining available documents and records.

Abbas Ali Pasban Razavi is among the cultural and book publishing figures in the city of Mashhad. By establishing the "Bastan Bookstore," which remains under the same name to this day, he has provided significant services to the cultural community in this city and Iran through book sales and publications. In this article, the author, while taking a partial look at the bookstores in Mashhad during the Qajar period and the beginning of the first Pahlavi era, examines Pasban's activities, including the establishment of Pasban Bookstore, the Book Publishing Institute, and the publication of "Bastan."

In this article, the author delves into the extensive history of itinerant book vendors, tracing the historical evolution of this profession in the post-print era and examining the selling methods employed by these book vendors. Utilizing marginal notes found in various libraries across Iran, the article provides a list of itinerant book vendors during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.

This article explores the inception of the movable type printing industry in Tehran’s Dar al-Khilafah by introducing and examining the first printed book in this type in Tehran. The author delves into the reasons behind the publication of this book during that period

Mohammad Ali Tarbiat is one of the well-known scientific and political figures in the Qajar and Pahlavi periods, who has provided well-known services in the field of culture, especially the construction of important and influential libraries. In this research, while narrating some aspects of his life, his personal library and documents from his Taqwīm and a list of manuscripts in this library and its aftermath are discussed.

One of the printed sources that has not been paid attention to in spite of its profound social, political, economic, cultural, ... effects throughout history is the printed single sheets. In this article, while introducing this type of printed source, the author deals with the reasons for the lack of attention to them and the negative consequences of this ignorance. Also, the classification of this kind of printing and its distinction from the point of view of printing techniques are explained. It also introduces the first printed single sheets identified in Iran's Incunabula.