The word miniature has entered the Persian language in the middle of the recent century, and almost since the Qajar period (1789–1925). Persian miniature has made a path for the emergence of divine ...

Mahmoud Farshchian was born on January 24, 1930, in the city of Isfahan, Iran. Farshchian's father, Gholamreza, was a Persian carpet merchant. His mother, Zahra, would often take Farshchian and his ...

"The exhibition has been mounted to coincide with the more extensive exhibition entitled "Wonders of the age' ... to be shown at the British Library from 10 August to ...