Shāhnāmah.
- Holding institution:
- Free Library of Philadelphia, Special Collections
- Data provider:
- University of Pennsylvania Libraries
- Title:
- Shāhnāmah.
شاهنامه - Creator:
- Firdawsī
Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts - Date:
- 1575-1625?
- Description:
- Clearly written copy with one preface and 45 thickly painted miniatures; the colophon is missing from the end. An introductory illustration shows Firdawsī meeting Sulṭān Maḥmūd Ghaznavī (f. 1r). Labels in the illustrations identifying some of the characters were added by a later hand. One page is in its unfinished state with a blank left for the illustration (f. 477v) and all pages subsequent to that are missing rubrications and some rules.
- Language:
- Persian
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Codices (bound manuscripts)
Epic poems
Illuminations (painting)
Manuscripts (documents)
Miniatures (paintings)
Specimens
Persian poetry--747-1500
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens
Manuscripts, Persian--17th century
Manuscripts, Oriental--17th century
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Manuscripts, Oriental
Manuscripts, Persian
Persian poetry - Geographic region:
- Iran?
- Provenance:
- Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
- Extent:
- Preface: 25 long lines. Text: chiefly 25 lines in 4 columns with gold double rules between each column; border-ruled.
- Publisher:
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Rights:
- These images and the content of Rare Book Department Lewis O 50: Shāhnāmah. are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.
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- Lewis O 50
- Is part of:
- OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World