Reference
Sources & bibliography
41 works cited across 51 craft entries, grouped by type. Being listed here does not mean every sentence citing it has been checked yet — see the editorial standards.
Book
Blair, S. Islamic Calligraphy. Edinburgh University Press, 2006.
Canby, S. R. Persian Painting. British Museum Press, 1993.
Edwards, A. C. The Persian Carpet. Duckworth, 1953.
Housego, J. Tribal Rugs: An Introduction to the Weaving of the Tribes of Iran. Scorpion Publications, 1978.
Melikian-Chirvani, A. S. Islamic Metalwork from the Iranian World. V&A, 1982.
Porter, V. Islamic Tiles. British Museum Press, 1995.
Tanavoli, P. Persian Flatweaves. Antique Collectors' Club, 2002.
Watson, O. Persian Lustre Ware. Faber and Faber, 1985.
Wilber, D. N. The Architecture of Islamic Iran: The Il Khanid Period. Princeton University Press, 1955.
Wulff, H. E. The Traditional Crafts of Persia. MIT Press, 1966.
Institution
Encyclopaedia Iranica, relevant entries (online edition, accessed 2026-09-24).
Iranian Cultural Heritage documentation on architectural tile.
UNESCO, intangible cultural heritage documentation on Iranian craft practice.
Interview
Interview series with Qashqai weavers, Fars, archive recordings.
Journal article
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on bookbinding and the arts of the book in Iran.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on ceramics (sofal), Seljuk period wares.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on geometric ornament and Persian architectural woodwork.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on lacquerwork in Iran.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on tilework (kashi).
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on turquoise (firuza) and its use in Iranian decorative arts.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, entry on woodworking and carving traditions in Iran.
Rahmani, Ashkan & Majid Reza Moghanipoor. The Technique of Zilu Weaving in Anatolia, Caucasus and Iran. Art-Sanat 11 (2019), 339–363; Iranian loom and pattern discussion, pp. 353–359. DOI: 10.26650/artsanat.2019.11.0016.
Thompson, Jon & Hero Granger. The Persian Zilu Loom of Meybod. CIETA Bulletin 73 (1995–1996), cited by Rahmani and Moghanipoor; consult original for specialist detail.
Museum catalogue
Chester Beatty Library, Persian manuscript collection records.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access collection records for Iranian objects (accessed 2026-09-24).
Hermitage Museum, Pazyryk carpet documentation.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art department carpet records.
Reza Abbasi Museum, calligraphy collection records.
Tabriz Carpet Museum, collection records.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic art collection records, mina'i ware.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Iranian textiles collection records.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Islamic metalwork records.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, architectural ceramics.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, embroidered textiles.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, enamelled metalwork.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, filigree metalwork.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, flatweave textiles.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, inlaid woodwork.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, manuscripts and marbled paper.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, Persian lacquer objects.
Victoria and Albert Museum, Middle East collection records, printed and painted textiles.
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