colors and motifs in Iranian fabrics of Islamic civilization: the first seven centuries

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Afsaneh Heydari ¹ , Amin Meftahi ² , siamak nazemi ³

1 - fashion designing department, art and architecture faculty, Islamic Azad university Tehran south Branch
2 - گروه
3 - fashion designing. department art and architecture faculty. Islamic Azad university Tehran south Branch.

Received: 2020-10-12 Accepted : 2021-08-11 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: Color, Motif, Islamic civilization, textiles, Iranian fabrics,

Abstract :

Textile is one of the most important strategic arts-industries among Islamic cultural economic activities. During different eras, the beautiful combination of art and industry has led to the weaving and production of textile of different application and with the advent of Islam, there has been a lot of evolution in the characteristics of Iranian textiles, including colors and motifs. Hence the textile of the first seven centuries AH have got a special position. Iranian textiles of these eras, under the influence of religion, beliefs and political, social and economic conditions, have benefited from the features and characteristics that made them unique. Accordingly, the extraction and study of these features in the fields of color and motif can provide a high capacity for a better and deeper knowledge of Iranian – Islamic textiles for the development on the country’s clothing and textile industry. For this purpose, this research which is carried out using descriptive – analytical method, studies and analyzes the colors and motifs of Iranian fabrics from the advent of Islam to the end of the seventh century AH to provide the necessary theoretical foundation in terms of Islamic beliefs, for designing and producing modern Iranian textiles.