Iranian artists have created novel Islamic images of Shahnameh, the country’s epic masterpiece by the prominent Persian poet Ferdowsi.
“The images portray the spiritual themes of Shahnameh and its humanitarian and divine concepts,” said head of Khorasan Razavi’s cultural office, Abolfazl Mokarramifar.
“Shahnameh illustrations have always been narrative and this is the first time that a thematic image of the work is presented,” he added.
Ferdowsi’s magnum opus, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings), is among the classics of Persian epic poetry, which recounts Iran’s mythical and historical past.
The book is unique as it was written when Arabic was the main scientific and literary language of Iran.
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