Mahnaz Shayestehfar
Associate Professor
Speciality: Islamic Art
  • BS/BA: History of Art
  • MS: Islamic Art Research
  • PhD: Islamic Art
  • Phone: 82883728
  • Fax: 82883728
  • Email: shayesteh@modares.ac.ir
    • Address: School of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Room 139
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Scientific Background
 
Educational Background
1.      Bachelor of Art: History, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran 1991
2.      Master of Art: Art studies, Birmingham University, UK, 1994
3.      PhD: Art studies; Islamic art, Birmingham University, UK, 1998
Research Background
1.      Persian patterns in Islamic art, Iran newspaper, Iran.
2.      Relation between Persian metalwork ornamentation and illustrating manuscripts, Visual Arts, Iran.
3.      Art and society in a Iranian world, Mah Honar Book, Iran
4.       Architectural structures and environmental pollution, Visual Arts, Iran.
5.      Chinese and Persian civilization in union with artistic elements, Art Quarterly, Iran.
6.      The manifestation of “Ali” in Islamic inscriptions, Mah Honar, Iran
7.      Manuscripts and works of the Bokhara school, Art Quarterly, Iran.
8.      The art and architecture of the Seljuks, Mah Honar, Iran.
9.      Cultural development and economical growth of art, Economy and Development in Art, Iran.
10. The necessity of agreement between thesis and courses taken in university, Jelveh Honar, Iran.
11. Persian carpets in the eye of history, Visual Arts, Iran.
12. Inscriptional decoration of the Sultanieh dome, Visual Arts, Iran.
13. The significance of inscriptions in Islamic architecture, Concordance between Art and Language, Iran.
14. Persian painting-Islamic tile-work, Mah Honar, Iran.
15. Cheheh-Dokhtaran tomb in Damghan, Visual Arts, Iran.
16. Calligraphy on Persian rugs, a review, Mah Honar, Iran.
17. The artistic livelihood of Ibn Bavab, Visual Arts, Iran.
18. Islamic art, Visual Arts, Iran.
19. A comparative study on the characteristics of Persian paintings in the Tîmûrid and Safavid era (Baysonqor and Tahmasp Shahnameh), Modares Quarterly, Iran.
20. The place and phenomenon of Persian lanterns, Meshkat, Iran.
21. Symbolism in Persian lanterns, Khial 4, Iran.
22. Analyzing the concepts of religious inscriptions of the Tîmûrid and Safavid era, Niayesh, Iran.
23. The Qur’ans and notes of Reza Abbasi museum, Golestan-e Honar, Iran.
24. Traditional view in pattern, Hamshahri newspaper, Iran.
25. Qur’ans in the Islamic parliament library, Golestan-e Honar, Iran.
26. Reza Abbasi and Moeen Mosavar, Two artists of the Safavid epoch, Visual Arts, Iran.
27. Life in the paintings of Behzad, Mah Honar, Iran.
28. Musical instruments in Tîmûrid painting, Mah Honar, Iran.
29. A Comparative study on Sassanid and Buiid textiles (10th century) according to the basics of Persian-Islamic art. Jelveh Honar, Iran.
30. Inscriptions of the Buiid architecture, with emphasis on religious concepts. Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
31. The place and phenomenon of religion in Behzad’s paintings, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
32. Inscriptional ornamentation of the Jami mosque of Semnan, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
33. An analysis of the application of the holy name of imam “Ali” on applied arts, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
34. Book-binding of Qur’an in the far east of Islamic world, Golestan-e Honar,Iran.
35. The manifestation of the name “Ali” in architectural decoration, Knowledge, a bridge between cultures, Iran.  
36. Carpet weaving in Songhor Keliaee , Mah Honar, Iran.
37. Revitalizing and applying Islamic art decorative motifs on urban spaces in order to add identity to culture and social dependencies, Abstracts of the “Urban Development”conference, Iran.
38. Analyzing the architecture in paintings of the Tîmûrid and Safavid era, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
39. Similarities between Persian art and the Far East root in similar spiritual notions, Ertebat-e Farhangi Cheshmandaz, Iran.
40. A survey on the history of books and libraries in Islam and Iran from ancient times till now. Sepideh Monthly (Jame-e Jam), Iran.
41. A comparative study on pottery paintings of Persian Seljuk and Egyptian Fatimid eras, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
42. Investigating the symbols of light and the angel of guidance in Persian culture and Safavid and Tîmûrid painting. Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
43. Baysongor Shahnameh, epic manuscript of the Tîmûrid epoch, Afarineh, Iran.
44. Studying the patterns and inscriptional decoration of lights and lanterns, Farhang va Honar, Iran.
45. Shahnameh Firdausi, national epic (Safavid and Tîmûrid eras), Mah Honar, Iran.
46. The place of Imam Reza in Islamic architectural ornamentation, Andish-e no, Iran.
47. Common decorative elements of the book beautification of the Qur’an and Bible, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
48. A consideration on the spiritual traits of Persian art (beauty and glamour in art) Sepideh Monthly (Jame-e Jam), Iran.
49. Miraj Nameh, the miraculous journey of Mohammad, Tarbiat Modares tabloid, Iran.
50. The manuscript of Hadiqat-al Shohada, Semi-annual of Islamic art studies, Iran.
51. Studying the inscriptional decoration on potteries in Iran Bastan museum, Mah Honar, Iran.
52. The position of Imam Reza in the Islamic inscriptional decoration with emphasis on the holy shrine, Mah Honar, Iran.
53. Early Persian Qur’ans until the Seljuk epoch (first to sixth centuries), Institute of Qur’anic fairs, Iran.