Iranian Calligraphers

ISBN:  964-6788-02-5
2001

The works and lives of Iranian calligraphers are collected in this book by Azizollah Golkarzadeh. The introduction has been written in calligraphy by Abbas Akhavein and the text on the book cover is written by Mohammad Ehsai. The graphic designer is Tohid Golkarzadeh and managed by Pouran Maleki.

 

The book is divided into four sections:

  1.  An overview of origin of scripts
  2. Biographies of early calligraphers
  3. Biographies of late calligraphers
  4. Biographies of contemporary calligraphers.

It must be noted that the names of all Iranian calligraphers are not presented in this work, however, some calligraphers are listed in this book.

Artistic Atlas of Anatomy

ISBN: 978-964-90776-3-4
2006

This book was published in 2006 and 3000 volumes of this book have been annually reprinted for 10 years. The book cover was designed by Tohid Golkarzadeh and the page layout was done by Taha Golkarzadeh. This book is taught in the University of Applied Sciences and the students had to take two courses of the workshop design using the instructions of this book. This book grabbed the attention of the Professor of Physiology at American College of Acupuncture, California, and won the special award for the best book on Anatomy of Design from the Conference of Physiology in 2015.

Principle of Art

ISBN: 978-964-90776-6-6
2007

It was published in 2007 and attracted the attention of Art Department of the University of Applied Science and Technology, Iran. This book is mostly about the principles of visual arts. The basics of arts such as music, cinema, etc. are briefly explained. It must be noted that dancing is not currently considered an art in Iran, due to strict regulations. The sixth edition of this book is already printed.

Print & Before Print

ISBN: 978-964-90776-5-9
2006

This book explained the offset printing and its stages. It was well received and got a lot of good reaction from people. This book is taught in the universities. Digital printing was not common at the time, and the printing technology students had to take two courses.

Light and Color in Painting

ISBN:  964-90776-2-6
2005

Author: Aziz Golkar
Number of pages: 88
ISBN: 9649077626

Gol Font

ISBN:  978-964-90776-1-8
2005

This is a tutorial book for fonts and calligraphy inspired by Naskh, Ruqah, Moalla scripts used in most Arabian countries. You can download the Gol font at this website for free.

Akhare Koocheye Etiad

ISBN:  964-6788-27-0
2004

The Revolution Process of Ancient Monuments

ISBN: 978-600-90792-5-4
2008

Carpet Pattern and Illumination

ISBN: 978-600-90792-1-6
2008

A Margin in the Carpet and Illumination

ISBN: 978-600-90792-4-7
2008

Persian Calligraphy Training in Russia

1996

100 Words from the Holy Prophet

1987

This is a tutorial book for fonts and calligraphy inspired by Naskh, Ruqah, Moalla scripts used in most Arabian countries. You can download the Gol font at this website for free.

Golkar Calligraphy Training

1983

This is a tutorial book for the Persian calligraphy and Nastaliq script. It is taught by the instructor of the Society of Iranian Calligraphists.