pārsa · scrapbook of pictures, videos, poems, articles and memories of my cultural heritage.Tumblr (3.0; @perses)http://perses.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2jkpvoICx1qbd9iro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Today’s Life and War</strong> <br/>Photography by <a href="http://www.kashyahildebrand.org/zurich/dashti/index.html">Gohar Dashti</a>.</p> <p><em>*Click to see full set.</em></p>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/605541140http://perses.tumblr.com/post/605541140Sun, 16 May 2010 22:10:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2jjpn0gbk1qbd9iro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Carpet Merchant</strong> <br/><strong><span>Jean Léon Gérôme (1887) </span></strong> <br/><em>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</em></p> <p>Stumbled on this lovely painting via <a href="http://micheleroohani.com/blog/2010/02/03/persian-rug-a-paradise-at-your-feet/">Michele Roohani</a>.</p>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/605481427http://perses.tumblr.com/post/605481427Sun, 16 May 2010 21:48:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Oi0egvuCRCo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Kiosk - Love for Speed (Eshgh-e-Sorat)</strong></p> <p>Power of love, or the love for power <br/>Modernity or traditionalism…</p> <p><em>(some of the subtitles are not accurate)</em></p>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/550457452http://perses.tumblr.com/post/550457452Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:13:00 -0400musictehran<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1fxfzvWj01qbd9iro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> </span></p> <p><strong>Persian Princess</strong> by <a href="http://www.trekearth.com/members/abdolrashidi/">abdolrashidi</a>:</p> <blockquote>A typical Iranian oil painting of the 18th Century. It depicts a Persian Princess decorated with jewelry and elegant dress. The make up is very much traditional Iranian. Look at the eyebrows, lips and chicks. The long hair dressing is also very traditional Iranian.</blockquote>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/548367512http://perses.tumblr.com/post/548367512Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:21:00 -0400painting1700sbeauty<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxc15p5gXp1qzhneuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://teapotify.tumblr.com/post/400390881">teapotify</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Farhad Moshiri</p> </blockquote>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/545924977http://perses.tumblr.com/post/545924977Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:21:50 -0400typography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l19258SMMZ1qb0f19o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A scene of the story o<span>f <strong>Leili and Majnun</strong> as adapted/written by the great Persian romantic poet </span><span><strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezami">Nezāmi-ye Ganjavi</a></strong> <em>(</em><span><em>1141-1209 CE)</em>.</span></span></p>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/544279130http://perses.tumblr.com/post/544279130Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:51:00 -0400literature“<div align="right">.هزاران دوست كم اند، يك دشمن زياد است</div> Thousands of friends are far too few, one enemy is too much.”<br/><br/> - <em>persian proverb</em>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/525171416http://perses.tumblr.com/post/525171416Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:04:00 -0400proverbs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0yfp1URnm1qbd9iro1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span><span>All roads lead to Persepolis.</span></span></strong></p> <p><em><span><span><em>Via <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/ancient/photo/persepolis-iran.html">National Geographic</a> (<span>Photo by James Blair)</span></em></span></span></em></p>http://perses.tumblr.com/post/525127574http://perses.tumblr.com/post/525127574Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:39:00 -0400persepolisتخت جمشید