While Safavid carpets may have been the envy of the world, “Fashioning an Empire” shows that these brilliant smaller textiles deserve their share of the spotlight, too. Intricately patterned ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty, the rulers of early modern ... became one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Under Safavid rule Persia became a cultural centre ...

The Safavid Dynasty, a Golden Age in Iran, witnessed a cultural flowering under the charismatic Isma'il and and his son Tahmasp, the first two Shahs of the dynasty. This essay is a short history of ...

for the enjoyment and education of our public in Qatar and our many visitors from around the world.” “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran illuminates a particularly significant ...