The monthly magazine ''Šaraf'' (
Persian
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** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: شرف;
DMG: Šaraf;
English
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: “dignity“) was published in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
between 1882 and 1891. Under the management of Mohammad Hasan Khan, Etemad-Saltaneh (1840–1895), a total of 87 issues in one volume was published. This magazine became famous for its numerous and elaborate illustrations and photographs.
Mohammad Hasan Khan was graduated from the well-known
Dar al-Funun University of Technology and in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
as a historian and geographer. He was at the same time minister of the cabinet of
Naser-ed-Din Shah
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدینشاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Malek ...
. For the illustrations of the magazine he employed the most famous calligraphers, painters and photographers. Their artworks complemented the biographies and portraits of famous Iranian and foreign notables, politicians and artists of that time, on their publication Sharaf was specialized. The magazine changed and revolutionized the art and painting of that time.
[Mohammad Sattari und Houshang Salamat(2013): Photography and the Illustrated Journals Sharaf and Sharāfat. In: History of Photography, vol. 37, No. 1, 2013, p. 84 f.]
References
External links
* Online-Version
Šaraf* Digital Collections
Arabische, persische und osmanisch-türkische Periodika
1882 establishments in Iran
1891 disestablishments in Iran
Defunct magazines published in Iran
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Magazines published in Tehran
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