Study on a Sample of Illustrated Manuscript of The Qajar “Anthology” Preserved in Islamic Consultative Parliament Museum and Library

Creating manuscripts is one of the most important aspects of Islamic art which connected different arts during the history such as Gilding, calligraphy and painting. Among all the manuscripts, analects are samples designed by pictures and patterns. The subject of this research is to introduce pictorial analects of Qajar dynasty which is kept in Islamic parliament. The aim of this research is to survey the content and arts of these analects in the name of “Zobde Al’Montakhabin”. Therefore the research questions include: what is the poems content of this anthology? What kind of art is used in this anthology? The research shows that these analects include five chapters. The first chapter begins with some poems flattering Fatali Shah and then other chapters include poems of Sadi, Khaghani, Ibn Hesam etc. and some unknown Qajar poets writing about mysticism. Other arts including painting and gilding, volumes and arrays, such as the tables and epigraphs are used in this manuscript. According to the fact that this manuscript had not been dedicated to any king and its quality of designs and pictures is low, it cannot be considered a kingship one. Research method is descriptive and analytical, based on studying the manuscript and library studies.