Persian Illuminated Manuscripts

Timeline

1. c. 1250–1290Persian court · IranIn the early period of Mongol rule, Persian painters copying the Qur'an and historical texts absorbed spatial handling and pigment techniques from Chinese scroll painting, forming a new illustrative style distinct from pre-Islamic Persian painting.
2. c. 1300–1315Rashidiyya workshop (Tabriz) · IranThe multi-volume Jami' al-Tawarikh compiled under Rashid al-Din was richly illustrated with miniatures depicting scenes from creation to Mongol history, becoming a model of Ilkhanid court book art, with workshops bringing together Muslim, Christian, and Chinese painters in collaboration.
3. c. 1315–1350Persia and Anatolia · West AsiaThe later Ilkhanate and successor states continued producing illuminated manuscripts; miniature composition and coloring techniques spread to Anatolia and Central Asia, providing important models for late-14th-century Timurid court painting and the later Herat school.