It is hardly possible in our days to find a scholarly work dedicated to the history of culture, calligraphy, miniature painting or manuscript production in general in Iran, Afghanistan, and Mawarannahr of the fifteenth century, not mentioning about the remarkable library-workshop founded in Herat by the famous grandson of Tīmūr, Ghiyāth al-Dīn Bāysunghur-mīrzā (21 Dhū'l-hijja 799—7 Jumādā I 837/15 September 1397—20 December 1433)...
The 5th International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” dedicated to the 240th Anniversary of P.L. Schilling von Canstadt (1786–1837) will be held at the IOM RAS on April 20–22, 2026.