The Research of the Features & Esthetic of Mshkol Pulpit, the Masterpieces of Wood working in Islamic World

Pulpit wooden of Islamic period in Iran shows the creativity, innovation and beauty of the art of working with wood. In the Islamic era skilled artists according to the different characteristics and properties of variety of wood, were trying to create different works by using wood in best way. Combined with creative visual skills such as balance, proportion, & symmetry, it was led to create some of the masterpieces of art that one of them is Mshkolpulpit, which is the most exquisite works of Islamic world. It was made of the best quality of wood & «tab and notch» connection without using glue or nails. In the main frame by means of fretwork & pierced work & in itsbases by simple, ornamental & floriated Kufic calligraphy, it was carved the Quran verses and the information about the name of the creator, writer, patron, date and pieces of Persian poem. it is tried in this research which based on library sources &direct observation to express the values &features of this work. The result of this essay shows that this pulpit has esthetic & technical features which may be suitable for artists & scholars of wooden art in modern period.