Manuscript of the Mantiq Al-Tayr of Attar (Language of the Birds)

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Manuscript of the Mantiq Al-Tayr of Attar (Language of the Birds)

Turkey, circa 1480-1490; leather binding, circa 1550-1560
Manuscripts; codices
Opaque watercolors and gold on paper
6 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in. (17.5 x 12 x 1.6 cm)
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.85.237.12)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.
  • Denny, Walter B.  Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd.  Portland, OR:  Portland Art Museum, 1979.
  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.
  • Denny, Walter B.  Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd.  Portland, OR:  Portland Art Museum, 1979.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

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