According to Imana’s report, this book is divided into two main sections. The first section, titled “The Influence of Timurid Epigraphy on Preceding Periods and its Role in Subsequent Historical Periods, with a Case Study of Isfahan,” is written by Seyed Amir Rajaei. The second section of the book, authored by Samiya Basiri, is titled “Utilization of Epigraphy in Iranian Architecture and Book Design.”

In the first section, the author discusses topics such as the decoration of Iranian architecture in the Islamic period, techniques of architectural decoration, characteristics of various script styles such as Mohaqqaq and Thuluth, and an examination of script and decorations in inscriptions of Isfahan’s structures from different periods, including the Seljuks, Ilkhanids, and Safavids.

The second section covers historical aspects of epigraphy, the significance of epigraphy, the content of inscriptions, various script styles and calligraphy, the principles of the 12 styles of calligraphy, the evolution of calligraphy art, and various calligraphy masters in Islamic civilization.

The book is originally based on lectures by Amir Rajaei, a lecturer at the University of Art in Isfahan, and Samiya Basiri, a Ph.D. student in restoration at the University of Art in Isfahan and a member of the faculty of the Inscription and Calligraphy Department at the Research Institute of Traditional-Islamic Arts, the Cultural, Artistic, and Communication Research Institute.

“Epigraphy” by Seyed Amir Rajaei Baghsarokhi and Samiya Basiri has been published by the Research Institute of Culture, Art, and Communication in a print run of 500 copies, comprising 116 pages, and is priced at three thousand Tomans.