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| DIVAN TOWER at Topkapi Palace,Turkey @www.corbis.com/Chris Hellier |
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| Panch Majal and Divan-i-Khas, India @www.corbis.com/Sheldan Collins |
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| Nadir DIVAN begi Madrassa, Uzbekistan @www.corbis.com/Wolfgang Koehler |
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| Background music: I. Albéniz - Oriental Op. 232 THE CLASSICAL ARCHIVES |
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| DIVAN the word |
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| Engraving of Persian Lady, 1847 @www.corbis.com/Christel Gerstenberg |
| Persian Design on a hooked rug @www.corbis. com/Jacqui Hurst |
| The Persian Divan The Divan or anderoum was used by Persian gentry as a place to welcome guests. The pointed caps shown in the illustration are called coulas and vary only in the quality of the wool used which establishes the status of the wearer. @www.corbis.com |
| The Hafis-Goethe Memorial |
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| DIVAN is possibly the most travelled word of oriental cultures both in time and space. From its indo-iranian roots it spread with Arab conquests throughout the Mediterranean basin lands, shifted meanings from bundle of written sheets to accounts, customshouse, council room, furniture. |
| Here are a few illustrations of the usage of the concept of DIVAN in the WORLD. |
| DIVAN in administration |
| DIVAN in Mughal Architecture |
| DIVAN as a collection of poetry |
| DIVAN as an Oriental bed |
| Divan Poets |
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| Rumi, Omar Khayyam, Divan-e Hafiz |
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| Visit the place where García Lorca wrote DIVAN DEL TAMARIT |
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| POEMS OF GOETHE |
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| Federico García Lorca |
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| Webpage content and design by Elena Malec. California 2001. |
| DIVAN the word and the world |
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