Our Safavid coverportrays a lether filigree pattern incorporating handtooled motifs, retaining thr elegance and style of the Islamic Golden Age even in our modern context. Dating back to the17th century, this artwork comesfrom the rich handicraft tradition that Shah Abbasthe Great, the fifth Shah of the Safavid Dynasty, inspired during his reign. He recognized the commercial benefits of promoting thr arts and so the crafts of tilework, pottery, textiles and illuminated manuscripts thrived.