Thursday 12 April 2012, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Free
03 8664 7099 or bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
RMIT Storey Hall Auditorium
336–342 Swanston Street, Melbourne
336–342 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Presented by the State Library of Victoria
Manuscript books were one of the main vehicles for the expression of Persian high culture and its transmission to western and central Asia. The books’ content ranged from religion and science to history and poetry.
In this lecture Charles Melville, Professor of Persian History and Director of the Shahnama Project, University of Cambridge, UK, will focus on illustrated and richly illuminated manuscripts that address the themes of love and devotion.
This lecture is part of the Love and devotion: Persian cultural crossroads conference.
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