In 16th Century, Baghdad was the area divided between two important regional political powers: Ottoman and Safavid. Gradually in the second half of the century, the Ottoman government took power in Baghdad. Baghdad again flourished in this period, meanwhile earlier was under Iranian-backed, had long history of artistic workshops and produced magnificent illustrated manuscripts. The association of artists and artisans in Baghdad led to the formation of a new school in Art that today known as Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad. The question is that: How Iranians much have been influencing on the development of Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad? The results of this research emphasize that immigration and activities of Iranian artists at Baghdad had a major influence on the formation and expansion of the Book-Designing school of Baghdad and upon the type of book layouts in Ottoman era. The research method is historical analytical ones.
Farrokhfar F. The Role of Iranian in Development of Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad. مطالعات تاریخ اسلام 2016; 8 (30) :139-158 URL: http://journal.pte.ac.ir/article-1-59-en.html