Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Səfəvi incəsənəti" in Azerbaijani language version.
«The silk trade, over which the government held a monopoly, was a primary source of revenue. Ismāʿīl’s successor, Ṭahmāsp I (reigned 1524-76), encouraged carpet weaving on the scale of a state industry. ʿAbbās I (reigned 1588—1629) established trade contacts directly with Europe, but Iran’s remoteness from Europe, behind the imposing Ottoman screen, made maintaining and promoting these contacts difficult and sporadic.»
«The Tabrīz school reached its apogee just as the Il-Khans were being vanquished by the Timurids (1370—1506), the dynasty of the Islāmic conqueror Timur. The school continued to be active in this period, though it was overshadowed by the workshops in Shīrāz and Herāt (see Shīrāz school; Herāt school). When the Ṣafavids came to power at the beginning of the 16th century, however, the ruler Shāh Esmāʿīl brought the master of the Herāt school, Behzād, to Tabrīz, and the school was revived with a radical change in style. The figures were individuals rather than types, and the colours were graded in marvelously subtle shades. Following the removal of the Ṣafavid court from Tabrīz, the school began to decline, and the Kazvin and Eṣfahān schools (see Eṣfahān school) then became the centres of painting in Iran.»
From the 15th century and especially from the second half of the 16th century, the Afshan, Lachak-turundj, Goelbendlik and other carpet compositions which were developed in southern Azerbaijan were adopted by the weavers in the towns of northern Azerbaijan (Garabagh, Baku, Shirvan). The floral pattern on which these designs were based were soon transformed into geometric patterns which reflected the local technical and artistic preferences.
According to historical sources, the six Caspian districts of Azerbaijan produced 18,000 rugs and carpet fabrics in 1843. Carpets from Shirvan and Guba were sold in Baku and those from Kazak and Ganja in Tabriz and Istanbul.
From the 15th century and especially from the second half of the 16th century, the Afshan, Lachak-turundj, Goelbendlik and other carpet compositions which were developed in southern Azerbaijan were adopted by the weavers in the towns of northern Azerbaijan (Garabagh, Baku, Shirvan). The floral pattern on which these designs were based were soon transformed into geometric patterns which reflected the local technical and artistic preferences.
According to historical sources, the six Caspian districts of Azerbaijan produced 18,000 rugs and carpet fabrics in 1843. Carpets from Shirvan and Guba were sold in Baku and those from Kazak and Ganja in Tabriz and Istanbul.
«The silk trade, over which the government held a monopoly, was a primary source of revenue. Ismāʿīl’s successor, Ṭahmāsp I (reigned 1524-76), encouraged carpet weaving on the scale of a state industry. ʿAbbās I (reigned 1588—1629) established trade contacts directly with Europe, but Iran’s remoteness from Europe, behind the imposing Ottoman screen, made maintaining and promoting these contacts difficult and sporadic.»
«The Tabrīz school reached its apogee just as the Il-Khans were being vanquished by the Timurids (1370—1506), the dynasty of the Islāmic conqueror Timur. The school continued to be active in this period, though it was overshadowed by the workshops in Shīrāz and Herāt (see Shīrāz school; Herāt school). When the Ṣafavids came to power at the beginning of the 16th century, however, the ruler Shāh Esmāʿīl brought the master of the Herāt school, Behzād, to Tabrīz, and the school was revived with a radical change in style. The figures were individuals rather than types, and the colours were graded in marvelously subtle shades. Following the removal of the Ṣafavid court from Tabrīz, the school began to decline, and the Kazvin and Eṣfahān schools (see Eṣfahān school) then became the centres of painting in Iran.»
