Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Mitra Mansoori ardkapan ¹
• Mozhgan Raoufrahimi ²

¹ PhD student, art research field, Islamic Azad University, Kish international branch, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

A mosque is a place of worship and gathering of Muslims in Islamic cities, which usually has a high position among urban or rural elements. In Iran, tiles are used both for decoration and for building strength. In most cases, tile art is used in pattern decorations inspired by motifs and colors with the geometric structure of the sun in the tiling of mosques. In the Islamic era, inscriptions became important due to the importance of calligraphy and the prohibition of painting. The decorations of the inscriptions are obtained by mixing and juxtaposing lines and motifs, and they were worked with different materials and materials according to their time, place or position. The results of this research, which is qualitative-analytical and descriptive, show that in Nasir al-Molk Mosque, the western nave is different from the eastern nave, the garland and the pearl arch. Because from the point of view of simplicity in tile designs, it only has geometric designs and no inscriptions. But the tile motifs in the Eastern Shabestan, the garland and the pearl arch include plant motifs and animal motifs such as the nightingale, which is a feature of Qajar architectural motifs, are not seen. Among these plant motifs, the motifs of buildings and architecture in the European style are very prominent. In terms of inscriptions, according to the abundance, priority is given to the third script and then the Kufi script with themes of Quranic verses and supplications.

Keywords

• Morphology
• tiling
• inscription
• Nasir al-Molk Mosque
• Shiraz

Main Subjects

• Art