Detail, Folio 51b & 51a (“A father advises his son about love”) from the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492), 1556-65. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. Iran, probably Mashhad, now in the Freer & Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution. Commissioned by Prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza (1540-77), son-in-law of Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-76), Safavid period. In other news, academia isn’t all bad. As evidence, this exists. From Wikipedia: “Encyclopædia Iranica is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times. It is a project of Columbia University, started in 1973 at its Center for Iranian Studies, and is considered the standard encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Iranistics.” Most notably, the project doesn’t limit itself to Iranian culture within the borders of Iran, but also explores its dispersion to and influence in the Arab world, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Also, for an online academic reference, it sure has an attractive and user-friendly interface. There’s also a handy sidebar for upcoming cultural events going on in New York City.

Detail, Folio 51b & 51a (“A father advises his son about love”) from the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492), 1556-65. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. Iran, probably Mashhad, now in the Freer & Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution. Commissioned by Prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza (1540-77), son-in-law of Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-76), Safavid period.

In other news, academia isn’t all bad. As evidence, this exists.

From Wikipedia: “Encyclopædia Iranica is a project whose goal is to create a comprehensive and authoritative English language encyclopedia about the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian peoples from prehistory to modern times. It is a project of Columbia University, started in 1973 at its Center for Iranian Studies, and is considered the standard encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Iranistics.”

Most notably, the project doesn’t limit itself to Iranian culture within the borders of Iran, but also explores its dispersion to and influence in the Arab world, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Also, for an online academic reference, it sure has an attractive and user-friendly interface. There’s also a handy sidebar for upcoming cultural events going on in New York City.

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