Meaning
Gold and colour ornament on manuscript pages, borders and headings.
Spelling and pronunciation
- Persian: تذهیب
- Transliteration: tazhib
- English usage: Illumination
Spellings vary between dealers, museums and regions. Usage notes are under review.
Used in these crafts
Persian miniature
The Iranian tradition of small-scale painting made for manuscripts and albums, built from fine line, flat luminous colour and layered spatial convention rather than single-point perspective.
Nasta'liq calligraphy
A hanging cursive script developed in Iran for Persian poetry, distinguished by its sloping baseline, sharply contrasted thick and thin strokes, and sweeping final letters.