Investigating the role of political factors in the evolution of the decorative arts of the Timurid era (with an emphasis on the art of book design and architecture)

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

masumeh sadat nazm ¹ , Omid Sephri Rad ² , rajabali vosoghi motlagh ³

1 - Islamic Azad University, Bojnord branch, North Khorasan, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of History, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran
3 - Azad University, Bojnoord Branch, North Khorasan, Iran

Received: 2023-07-09 Accepted : 2023-10-17 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: architecture, Timurid era, : Politics, book design, decorative arts,

Abstract :

Politics has always had a great impact on the evolution and diversity of the arts of a civilization. Timurid historical period is one of the glorious cultural periods. Knowing the place of art and getting help from artists, the Timurid rulers, in addition to consolidating and showing greatness of their political power, also provided the causes of artistic splendor. The main purpose of the research is to investigate the influence and role of political factors in the evolution of decorative arts of the Timurid era. The research has been done in a descriptive and analytical way and gathering information through library art historical sources. And by posing the question that; Which political factors played an important role in the transformation of the decorative arts of the Timurid era and the transformation occurred in which decorative arts was it more? It examines the role of political factors in the evolution of the decorative arts of the Timurid era. Among the results obtained are the grandeur and splendor of the court, confronting rivals, through political propaganda, the formation of scientific and artistic workshops by the ministers of relations with neighboring governments (China), the presence of artists in art centers and pointed out that on the one hand, it brings the rulers to their political goals, and on the other hand, it has caused the creativity of artists to evolve and transform the artistic style in motifs, through the formation of art schools in the decorative arts of book design and architecture.