During 13th and 14th centuries, Tabriz was enumerated as one of the important centers of encouraging and fostering artists and this provided for the development and perfection of painting and gilding and illumination techniques. The Ilkhanids government period was one of the important historical eras in Iran in regard of book designing and bookbinding. Khajeh Rashiduldin Fazlullah, supported by the artists and scientists, largely contributed to the progress of science, knowledge and art. Pictography was booming during the period of his tenure. He established a compound called “Rab’e Rashidi” near Tabriz. The compound was comprised of a library, a hospital and numerous buildings for artists’ residence and the staff members. A great many of the artists of the then time, including the calligraphers, pictographists, gilders, table drawers, bookbinders and book cover makers were invited to this cultural and artistic location and got involved in book designing and transcription and multiplication of historical, philosophical and literary books.