Gilded Qur'ans and Persian Paradises

The Islamic art of the book from the gold-leaf Blue Qur'an to Shah Tahmasp's Shahnameh and the Mughal Padshahnama: geometry, arabesque and miniature painting from Cordoba to Delhi, plus the Hebrew Bible made across that same world.

Playlist by @illuminated_art

14 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Oldest Qur'an Manuscripts — UsefulCharts
2. A Brief History of the Art of Persia | Behind the Masterpiece — Behind the Masterpiece
3. How to make paint pigments from stones – a Mughal masterclass — Victoria and Albert Museum
4. Exploring Color in Mughal Paintings — Getty Museum
5. Shahnameh: The Epic Of The Persian Kings | The Persians: A History Of Iran | BBC Select — BBC Select
6. INDIA: Mighty miniatures — Asia Featured
7. Paradise in miniature, The Court of Kayumars — Smarthistory
8. Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire - Curator's Introduction — British Library
9. Mughal miniature, the Padshahnama — OpenArtsArchive
10. The Art of Qu'ran Manuscripts | Christie's — Christie's
11. Painting with Gold (Tezhip/ Islamic Illumination) — Esra Alhamal
12. Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe — Getty Research Institute
13. Looking at Persian Painting: Sussan Babaie | HENI Talks — HENI Talks
14. The History and Highlights of the Persian Collections — Bodleian Libraries