’A place where eternally blossoming roses grow’: The garden in Iranian textiles
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Journal article
Creator (person)
Voigt, Friederike
Date published
2021
Abstract
In his monumental epic poem, the Shahnameh, or ‘Book of Kings’, Ferdowsi (b. 940) compared his
homeland Iran with the abundance of a garden in spring, full of pomegranates, apples and quinces, and a
place where eternally blossoming roses and narcissuses grow. (1) Gardens are a frequent topic in Iranian
literature. Flowers and trees – most famously the gracefully bending cypress – have become metaphors for
the beauty of the beloved. Poets devoted themselves to evoking the image and meaning of gardens in ever
newer forms.
Journal title
Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society
Volume
4
Issue
2
Publisher
Oriental Rug and Textile Society
ISSN
2754-7140
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