Nastaliq and Shekaste styles of Iranian calligraphy have been in use since 16 century. At the beginning they where the styles of choice for writing the royal orders and decrees, official documents, and books of literature. Today they are used everywhere, sometimes on the most ordinary objects of everyday life.
“Portraits: Iran” by Ramin Talaie. Ramin Talaie is a photographer based in New York City. He holds a master degree in international studies from Adelphi University. Ramin is the founding editor of photo agency document IRAN Images, a news and stock agency.
Silkscreen posters printed in recent years in Dara Silkscreen Studio, Tehran, Iran.
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Negin Magazine Covers from the 1970s. Negin was a magazine edited by Mahmood Enayat targeted towards the Iranian intellectuals.
The Little Black Fish (1966) is a classic of Iranian children books. The book is illustrated by Farshid Mesghali. The illustrations won him the first graphic prize at the 6th Bologna Children’s Book Far (1968) and the Honorary Diploma at Bratislava Biennial, Czechoslovakia (1968).
In the 11th century, an Iranian known as Ibn Bakhtishu was a physician to the Abbasids in Baghdad. He compiled information about various animals and their uses. Two centuries later the work was translated from Arabic into Persian and illustrated with beautiful miniatures. Today The Morgan Library & Museum is home to this important Persian manuscript, which is regarded by experts as one of the greatest of all Iranian manuscripts.
The Famous Iranian Politicians is published in 1945. In a humorous tone the book narrates the biography of the major Iranian politicians of the time, accompanied by illustrations. The caroonist is Hossein Banai, and the publisher is Omid newspaper.
The Iranian covers design for popular music tapes. Late 1970s.
Flower and Nightingale: a omnipresent theme in Persian poetry and Iranian books illustrations and paintings.
Shole-Zard is an Iranian rice pudding infused with saffron, rose water, and cinnamon. Almonds are added for textural crunch and pistachios for decoration.
