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Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi1575-1600

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Persian manuscript page with four columns of nasta'liq script, ruled borders in red, blue, and gold, and marginal drawings of deer and birds among flowering branches in brown wash
Illustrated manuscript page with four columns of Persian nastaliq calligraphy in black ink on cream ground, framed by a ruled border with a small illuminated cartouche at the bottom; margins decorated with lightly brushed gold-toned drawings of deer, rabbits, birds, and flowering plants.
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Place Made
Iran, probably Shiraz
Date Made
1575-1600
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
18 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (46.4 x 29.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.534
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

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