The manuscripts inscribed in the nastaliq style of Persian calligraphy dates back to the Timurid period (ca. 1370-1507). Ninety-four artworks were offered at the auction held at Tehran’s Rayzan ...

"The Shahnameh created a formidable, unparalleled army – an army of words – that vanquished those who sought to fragment and destabilize Iran. No force could withstand this legion of countless ...

“I examined and analyzed different versions of Shahnameh from all over the world for more than 30 years and the result of my efforts is a new collection in six volumes,” said Joneydi, founder of the ...

Before the Islamic Revolution dimmed the Iranian literary imagination in 1979, and before an expanding Islam swept Iran into its Arab empire in the seventh century, there existed the rich and colorful ...

Long before HBO's wildly popular Game of Thrones was created, Iranians turned to the national literary epic 'Shahnameh" (The Book of Kings) for intriguing tales of knights, nobility and mystical ...

Shahnameh (Book of Kings) is set to be performed at The Living Earth Show in March 2026. This production, part of the Roar Shack Live season, will explore themes and narratives from the classic ...

Literary experts place the Shahnameh in the same category as other world epics such as the Iliad and Odyssey, which are attributed to Homer. Theater experts believe that ancient Iranian myths and ...

Filmmaker Hamid Rahmanian's forthcoming illustrated tome will bring new, vivid life to the epic tales of the ancient Persian kings. There has been a long tradition of depicting the stories of ...

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the epic poem the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, the 'Book of Kings', which has been at the heart of Persian culture for the past thousand years. Show more Melvyn Bragg and ...