Shahnameh
The 5th Color’s 4th Iranian Typography Exhibition 2008

The Shahnameh is the poetic recital of the oldest legendary and mythical Iranian narrations which has been written in verses by Hakim Abol-ghasem Ferdowsi (935–1020).

He spent most of his life writing it, with this work of art he became one of the greatest poets of the world. Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, in quality as well as in quantity is the greatest classical literary work in the Farsi language; it may even be counted as one of the most important epic works throughout the world. Ferdowsi is a poet for all times, his way of writing in the Shahnameh is simple and clear.
In this collection the generosity and bravery of the well-known Iranian heroes and their astonishing and wonderful stories, their challenges with demons, giants and witches has been written and composed with great beauty. Even today after one thousand years, the Shahnameh as one of the few literary masterpieces of the world with its interpretation opens new doors to the great dimensions of Ferdowsi's way of thinking.

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