جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "مکتب هرات" در نشریات گروه "تاریخ"

Religion is one of the most significant and influential components affecting the insight and method of historiography. Some historians align historical report in accordance with their religious beliefs. By considering the Matla Al-Saadin and Majma-ul-Bahrain, it becomes evident that Kamal al-Din Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (816-887), a historian of the Timurid era, is among the historians whose historical insight has been based on religious components. The basic question of the current study is: what effect did Samarqandī's religious beliefs have on his historical reports? The findings of the current descriptive-analytical approach research indicate that Samarqandī narrated the interpretation of history in the light of religious beliefs in a meaningful way. By using verses of the Quran and religious concepts, he linked Iranian culture with Islamic identity, understanding between Sunnis and Shiites, respect for Sādāt and the Rāshidūn, attention to the thought of God's shadow, connection between religion and politics, providentialism, Islamic Justice and Judiciary have analyzed historical narratives and description of Timurid rulers. Samarqandī has written history with devotion and belief in Timurid tradition; hence, in his historical reports, he justified the rule of the Timurid and gave them religious-political legitimacy.

The Corcoran carpet, a woven carpet from the Safavid era, was referred to as sickle leaf carpets or spear leaf carpets by Western researchers when classifying carpet designs. Various regions in Iran have been associated with the production of Corcoran carpets. In 2017, this particular rug was sold at Sotheby’s for £5 million. It is believed that the design of this carpet was either created by Ghiyathuddin Naqshband Yazdi or influenced by Ghiyath’s design style. The author of the article speculates that Herat is the primary location for weaving this carpet. Additionally, the article briefly mentions the distinctive features of some renowned painters from these schools, who have made significant contributions to identifying the origins of modern Iranian carpet patterns. These painters play an important role in this regard.

Timor's reign began with the revival of art and culture. The Timurid era can be considered one of the most prosperous periods of science, and the cause must be to support and praise the Timurid rulers for the master of knowledge. In the Timurid era the decorations within the book reached its full potential, an obvious example of the glory of the Herat school in this period. The art of book-making and book-making in Persia reached its height in the ninth century AH by Herat bookstores and binders. The main theme of the present study is to examine the art of Herat school book art in the Timurid period. Using a historical-descriptive-analytical approach, the author examines existing sources and information and, as far as possible, attempts to compare research sources and research with original sources and to review and critique them if any. Therefore, in this paper, using the first and foremost sources, this paper attempts to study the art process of Herat School of Book Design in the Timurid era.

The Herat school of Timurid era is regarded as one special period of art flourishing in Iran. Timur and his successors in the spite of their wars in lands of Iran, they continually attempted to patron various artists and bring them together in Herat, which was caused to rise of the Herat school at different art areas.Certainly, emerging artistic figures such as Behzad Kamal- Al-Din had been coming due to suitable social conditions in that period and patronages of Timurids princes. Under patronage of art-loving princes, Behzad invented in Persian miniature which is not only considered as innovation and creativity in the Herat school but also in Iran’s art history. In the paper, it has tried to thoroughly explore the prominent works of Behzad Kamal-Al-Din in the Herat school of miniature painting according to social and political conditions of the Timurid period, and to study their effects on the growth and evolution of the Persian miniature through introducing the features specific to each work. Outcome of many years attempts and creativity of Behzad Kamal-Al-Din put a good model for miniature painters at next periods, specially Safavid era to bring the Persian miniature into the own eminence.

As understood from the title of this article, there has been a focus on the relations between Iran and China in the first half of A.H 9th/A.D 15th century and its influence on Iranian miniature. Being an historian, using a historical method and viewpoint, and invoking historical sources, the author has attempted to provide an answer for the following question: What were the conditions and historical trends involving the influence of Chinese painting on Iranian miniature in Timurid dynasty?Hypothesis indicates Iranian miniature and its connections with motifs and contents of Chinese painting. Since the early Timurid Sultans, the Persian miniature in its relation with the Chinese painting had a revolutionary trend from imitation, exercising, correction, and completion to the naturalization.