'The Book Of Omens': Divining The Future With A Persian 'I Ching'
"Reading the future and shunning possible mishaps is mankind's oldest dream. In 16th-century Iran and Turkey, … it inspired some of the most intriguing book paintings ever. These were prompted by a peculiar literary genre, the Fal-Nameh, or Book of Omens, which took off around the 1560s and lasted at least until the early 18th century." International Herald Tribune 11/21/09

Posted November 22, 2009 09:38 AM