Mr. Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani

       Curator -  Ancient Persian / Luristan Collection

Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani is a specialist in the arms and armor of the Middle East with a special emphasis on Iranian arms and armor.  He has done extensive research on the primary and secondary sources of Iranian arms and armor, the military history of Iran, images and decoration on arms and armor, different methods of casting bronze and iron weapons, and the forging of steel weapons.  He has had the unique privilege to personally analyze the inventories of eleven Iranian arms and armor museums.

Mr. Khorasani majored in English linguistics and Business Administration and minored in Spanish from the University of Giessen (Germany), the University of Wisconsin (USA), and Universidad de Salamanca (Spain).  He maintains an active schedule of international travel, speaking to audiences all over the world on the arms and armor of the Middle East. 

Mr. Khorasani is the author of "Arms and Armor from Iran: The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period" that features a detailed analysis of Iranian arms and armor from the pre-historical times to the end of the Qajar rule in Iran.  This book is based on over 800 primary and secondary sources and features a detailed analysis of over 520 artifacts from ten Iranian museums for the first time.  Some selected items from private collections are also featured in this book.  His article "Arms and Armor of Achaemenians and Sassanians" appeared in the summer issue of Fezana Journal in 2006.  He has also written a number of online articles.  He is preparing his second book "Lexicon of Arms and Armor from Iran: A Study of Symbols and Terminology" that will feature the inventory of arms and armor of another Iranian museum "The Cultural Institution of the Museums of Bonyad."

To find out more about this superb publication and to order direct, please visit www.arms-and-armor-from-iran.de.