The topics in this book comprise two main parts. In the first part, the art in pre-Islamic Iran and in the second part, the post-Islamic Iranian art until the Islamic Revolution of Iran are addressed. The final subject of the book is also about the art in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The first part of the book begins with information on the Iranian plateau and the life and art of the primitive societies inhabited in Iran. Then the art before Medians and the art of the Median, Achaemenid, Seleucid, Parthian, and Sassanid eras are introduced. In this chapter, arts such as architecture, cuneiforms, sculptures, carpets, textiles, and music are addressed and in the second chapter, the art at the early period of Islam, Seljuq, Mongolian, Safavid, Qajar, and Pahlavi eras is covered. Mosques and domes architecture, plasterwork and masonry, visual arts, miniature, paintings, cinema, and drama are among the main subjects of this part. In the part related to the art in the Islamic Republic also some information is presented such as architecture and civil engineering, visual arts, painting, ornamentation, handicrafts, cinema, and drama.

Born in 1934. Dr. Ayatollahi is a permanent member of the Art Society and the Head of the Word Choosing Committee for Arts. He was chosen as the Eternal Figure in Visual Arts. From among his works are the translations of more than 20 books about art, …….