Khamsah-ʼi Niẓāmī
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Khamsah-ʼi Niẓāmī
- Creator:
- Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
- Date:
- Undated, probably 11th century A.H. / 17th century C.E.
- Description:
- Manuscript of Niẓāmī's Khamsah containing his five major poems: Makhzan al-Asrār, Khusraw va Shīrīn, Laylà va Majnūn, Haft Paykar, and Iskandarʹnāmah. The manuscript is lavishly illuminated with thirty illustrations painted in Indian style, and has fully decorated headpieces marking the beginning of each poem. The manuscript is undated, but it was probably copied in the 11th century A.H. / 17th century C.E.Layout: 17 lines, 4 columns to the pageScript: Clear Indian Taʿlīq
- Language:
- Persian
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by T. Brooks Bumpstead Bumpstead, T. Brooks in 1894.
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 341 mm, width: 220 mm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- Images made available for download are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-NC 3.0)
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- MS Add.3139
- Format:
- Codex
- Is part of:
- Oriental Manuscrupts: Islamic Manuscripts Collection