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Safavid Royal Library: Shah Abbas and the Book of Kings
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Safavid royal library under Shah Abbas I and his successors. They discuss the production of illuminated manuscripts, particularly the Shahnama (Book of Kings), the role of master calligraphers like Mir Emad Hassani, and the famous Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp. The conversation covers the patronage of the arts, the library's location in Isfahan's Ali Qapu palace, and how manuscript production reflected Safavid legitimacy and Persian cultural revival. They also touch on the decline of royal patronage under later shahs and the dispersal of the collection…
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