Iran publishes Qajar era documents
Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:25 GMT
Iranian researcher, Mohammad-Ali Karimzadeh Tabrizi has published a collection of historical documents dating back to the Qajar era.
The book titled Old Iranian Documents has been published by the library of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) and includes over 40 collections, CHN reported.
Post cards, conventions, reports royal letters and decrees issued by Mozaffar al-Din Shah and Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar are among the documents published in the 473-page book.
The book also includes paintings, photographs and manuscripts as well as a document saying that the author had gifted over 1,000 manuscripts to the library of the Iranian parliament some ten years ago.
Mohammad-Ali Karimzadeh Tabrizi is an expert of ancient manuscripts, documents and artifacts, who has done extensive research in these fields.
He has published numerous books, including Qalamdan and Persian Lacquer Work "The Art of Penbox" and Seals, Tugras and Firmans of Persian Kings from Safavids to Qajars
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