Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 ph.D. Candidate of Archaeology (Islamic Era), Faculty of Conservation & Restoration, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Associated Professor of Archaeology Department, Faculty of Conservation & Restoration, Art University of Isfahan,Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
The Dado refers to the lower part of the wall from the floor to a height of about one meter, and it often has different decorations than other parts of the wall. Dadoes, in different periods, are often done with decorations such as Brickwork, carving, Tilework, a combining stone and tile, etc and with divers plant and geometric designs and motifs. Tile dadoes of Timurid Monuments in Iran are no exception to this rule and as one of the most magnificent decorative effects in the architecture of this era, includes a unique collection of geometric motifs. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to introduce and classify the geometric motifs of exquisite used in the Tilework Dadoes of Timurid Monuments in Iran and also Survey their Common features with other significant buildings Iran, in comparative studies. Therefore, the main question of this research is arisen as follows: What are the most common and major geometric motifs/ knots in the Tilework Dadoes of Timurid Monuments in Iran? Data collection has been made based on field research and written references that has analyzed the collected data from the samples through Historical-descriptive-comparative method and with a comparative approach based on geometric motifs. The results of this study, which are obtained from the study of Geometric Motifs of tile Dadoes of Timurid buildings in Iran, shows that; In the tile Dadoes of this period, the majority of ornaments , from the aspect of Geometric Motifs, are composed of numerical motifs on the basis of six, such as, "regular hexagonal" motifs, which are often located in Yazd province and often in turquoise color, "Six and Jointed Triangle", "Six and Stretched Give", "Six and roundel", "Six and Triangle", etc. The mentioned results, in addition to Iran, have been common in the buildings of other parts of the Timurid rule also the Dadoes of the tiles of the buildings of the illustrated manuscripts of this period. The Dado refers to the lower part of the wall from the floor to a height of about one meter, and it often has different decorations than other parts of the wall. Dadoes, in different periods, are often done with decorations such as Brickwork, carving, Tilework, a combining stone and tile, etc and with divers plant and geometric designs and motifs. Tile dadoes of Timurid Monuments in Iran are no exception to this rule and as one of the most magnificent decorative effects in the architecture of this era, includes a unique collection of geometric motifs. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to introduce and classify the geometric motifs of exquisite used in the Tilework Dadoes of Timurid Monuments in Iran and also Survey their Common features with other significant buildings Iran, in comparative studies.
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