Bahram Gur hunting. The king sits on a camel and has just shot a gazelle with his arrow. From a distance Arzu plays the harp, sitting on horseback. Or. 494. Persian, paper, 547 ff., nasta`liq script, illuminated and illustrated, dated Saturday 15 Ramadan 840/1437, copied by `Imad al-Din `Abd al-Rahman al-Katib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahram Gur hunting. The king sits on a camel and has just shot a gazelle with his arrow. From a distance Arzu plays the harp, sitting on horseback. Or. 494. Persian, paper, 547 ff., nasta`liq script, illuminated and illustrated, dated Saturday 15 Ramadan 840/1437, copied by `Imad al-Din `Abd al-Rahman al-Katib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahram Gur hunting. The king sits on a camel and has just shot a gazelle with his arrow. From a distance Arzu plays the harp, sitting on horseback. Or. 494. Persian, paper, 547 ff., nasta`liq script, illuminated and illustrated, dated Saturday 15 Ramadan 840/1437, copied by `Imad al-Din `Abd al-Rahman al-Katib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST RESEARCH STUDENTS SYMPOSIUM IN PRE-MODERN IRANIAN STUDIES - U.K

"Aspects of History and Culture in pre-Modern Iran"

University of Edinburgh

Date:

Edinburgh, February 26-27, 2005

Venue:

Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Edinburgh

Conveners

Mr. Evangelos Venetis (University of Edinburgh)
Ms. Yuka Kadoi (University of Edinburgh)

Advisory Board

Prof. Carole Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh)
Prof. Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh)
Dr. Andrew J. Newman (University of Edinburgh)

 

PROGRAMME

Day 1 Saturday

10:00-11:00

General Points

10:00-10:10 Dr. Andrew J. Newman (University of Edinburgh)
10:15-10:25 Prof. Carole Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh)
10:30-10:40 Prof. Robert Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh)

10:45 - 10:50: Evangelos Venetis or Yuka Kadoi

[10:50 - 11:00: BREAK]

1st Session: Religion and Philosophy
(11:00-13:00)

Chair: Andrew Newman (IMES Department)

11:00-11:30 Speaker 1 Mandana Moavenat (University of London SOAS)
11:30-12:00 Speaker 2 Bernheimer, Teresa (University of Oxford)
12:00-12:30 Speaker 3 Catarina Belo (University of Oxford)

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 - 15:00 Visit for Speakers to the Library - Manuscripts

2nd Session: History and Literature
(15:00-19:00)

Chair: Carole Hillenbrand (IMES Department)

15:00-15:30 Speaker 4 Songül Mecit, (University of Edinburgh)
15:30-16:00 Speaker 5 Dominique Brookshaw, (University of Oxford)
16:00-16:30 Speaker 6 Abdul Ilolief, (University of Cambridge)

16:30-17:00 Tea Break

17:00 - 17:30 Speaker 7 Evangelos Venetis, (University of Edinburgh)
17:30-18:00 Speaker 8 Bahman Solati, (University of Manchester)
18:00 - 18:30 Speaker 9 Dashdondog, Bayarsaikhan (University of Oxford)
18:30 - 19:00 Speaker 10 Ann Williams (University of Manchester)

19:30 - …. DINNER


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DAY 2 (Sunday)

3st Session: Miniature Painting and Architecture
(10:00-13:00)

Chair: Robert Hillenbrand (History of Art)

10:00-10:30 Speaker 11 Yuka Kadoi (University of Edinburgh)
10:30-11:00 Speaker 12 Emily Shovelton (SOAS, University of London)

Tea Break: 11:00-11:30

11:30-12:00 Speaker 13 Iana Bejaniyska (University of Edinburgh)
12:00-12:30 Speaker 14 Ali Reza Anisi (University of Edinburgh)

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 - 15:00 Visit for Speakers to the Islamic Collection at the National Museum


4th Session (ISLAMIC PERIOD: ART)
(15:00-16:30)

Chair: Ulrike al-Khamis (National Museum of Scotland)

15:00-15:30 Speaker 15 Melanie Gibson (SOAS, University of London)
15:30-16:00 Speaker 16 Hadi Maktabi (University of Oxford)
16:00-16:30 Speaker 17 Rosalind Wade-Haddon (SOAS, University of London)

16:30 Epilogue


 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

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