April 2022 | BIPS Travel Grant Documenting the disappearing archaeological heritage of Seeb (Muscat, Oman) The aims of the project are to explore the threatened archaeological heritage of Seeb (a suburb of Muscat in Oman) and to build on the existing community...
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Armenian or Safavid? A Reconsideration of the Architecture and Decoration of Vank Cathedral, Isfahan 1664/1074
March 2022 | BIPS Travel Grant I am in the final year of PhD studies and the core of my project is a detailed re-evaluation of the Vank Cathedral (Surb Amenaprkič) in Isfahan (1655-1664/1065-1074) in the context of Safavid art. The art and architecture...
A Note Persian Miniature Painting: Materials and Techniques
From the 13th to 17th centuries, the Persian literary masterpieces, like Shahnama by Firdowsi, Khamsah by Nizami and many others, were the sources of inspiration for painters of various schools and styles of Persian/Islamic visual arts. Persian miniature painting...
Research and Travel Grant Report: Iskandar’s Splendour: Art, Patronage and Representation at the Court of Iskandar b. ‘Umar Shaykh
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