The Role of Iranian in Development of Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad

In 16th Century, Baghdad was the area divided between two important regional political powers: Ottoman and Safavid. Gradually in the second half of the century, the Ottoman government took power in Baghdad. Baghdad again flourished in this period, meanwhile earlier was under Iranian-backed, had long history of artistic workshops and produced magnificent illustrated manuscripts. The association of artists and artisans in Baghdad led to the formation of a new school in Art that today known as Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad. The question is that: How Iranians much have been influencing on the development of Book-Designing School of Ottoman Baghdad? The results of this research emphasize that immigration and activities of Iranian artists at Baghdad had a major influence on the formation and expansion of the Book-Designing school of Baghdad and upon the type of book layouts in Ottoman era. The research method is historical analytical ones.