TAZHIB
Iranian Tazhib is a beautiful Persian art of carvings that is inspired by the culture and customs of our country. Tazhib is one of the most famous art disciplines in Iran, which has been used for many years to decorate buildings, books, works of art, and various dishes. The elegance of this art has made it popular in various industrial fields such as printing and packaging.
At first, gold was used to decorate the margins of the leaves of books, titles and the sides of calligraphy pieces. Gradually, the use of this art has become wider, so that nowadays the gilding of the whole field can be seen as an independent painting.
In Iran after Islam, Iranian artists tried to preserve the sanctity of the Quran by using the art of Tazhib to make this book more beautiful. This art was introduced as a supplement to calligraphy and increased the value of the art of calligraphy because it was a rewarding work for Muslims. Many sultans and Iranian artists started to gild the Quran and decorated this book with very beautiful pictures.
Tazhib art is one of the most famous art disciplines in Iran Art, which has been used for many years to decorate buildings, books, works of art, and various dishes. The elegance of this art has made it popular in various industrial fields such as printing and packaging. Some artists consider tazhib art as a subset of Iranian painting, But the unique features of this have turned it into an independent field over time.
The most prominent examples of tazhib can be seen in the manuscripts of religious books such as the Qur’an and prominent poetic divans of Iranian poets such as the Divan of Hafez. Historical monuments from different historical periods are also decorated with artistic styles specific to each period.
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