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Time: April 12, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm Location: RMIT Storey Hall Auditorium, Melbourne, Australia Organized By: State Library of Victoria Event Description: The arts of the book & the diffusion of Persian culture Thursday 12 April 2012, 7:00pm - 8:00pm Free 03 8664 7099 or  bookings@slv.vic.gov.au RMIT Storey Hall Auditorium336–342 Swanston Street, Melbourne Presented by the State Library of Victoria Manuscript books were one of the main vehicles for the expression of Persian high culture and its transmission to western and central Asia. The books’ content ranged from religion and science to history and poetry. In this lecture Charles Melville, Professor of Persian History and Director of the Shahnama Project, University of Cambridge, UK, will focus on illustrated and richly illuminated manuscripts that address the themes of love and devotion. This lecture is part of the Love and devotion: Persian cultural crossroads conference.