The Qajar Painting Collection at Leiden University Libraries
The Bazaar's Splendour
$52.27
- Paperback
65 pages
- Release Date
22 April 2026
Summary
The Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries hosts a spectacular collection from Albertus Paulus Hermanus Hotz (1855-1930), a Dutch businessman who traded with Persia between 1874 and 1903 via his company in Rotterdam. Throughout his travels, Hotz amassed extensive collections of artworks, books, and archival materials. Portions of his collection were donated to the Leiden University Library by his family in 1935 and 1994. The latter donation included a substantial collection of 247…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789087285074 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9087285078 |
| Author: | Forough Sajadi |
| Publisher: | Leiden University Press |
| Imprint: | Leiden University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 65 |
| Release Date: | 22 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Forough Sajadi
Dr. Forough Sajadi is an art historian and cataloguer specializing in Persian and Indian miniature painting.
She is currently undertaking a project titled Indian Art Aficionado: Unveiling the Collections of Peter Formijne (1899–1995) at the Rijksmuseum. In 2023, she served as a Scaliger Fellow at Leiden University Libraries’ Special Collections, where her research informed the creation of her recent book.
Dr. Sajadi earned her Ph.D. in Humanities in Arts Studies from the University of Warsaw in 2021. Between 2021 and 2023, she was involved in the research project “Islamic Manuscripts in Dutch Museums, Public and Private Collections.” Prior to this, from 2018 to 2019, she was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the Rijksmuseum, where she conducted her doctoral research.
Her scholarly work has led to numerous publications, including her recent book The Persian Miniatures Collection of the Rijksmuseum, A Hidden Treasure Trove (Brill: 2025). She also co-authored Khorshid Khanom: A Study in the Origin and Development of the Shir-o Khorshid Motif (Mage Publishers: 2024).
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