Shāhʹnāmah.

Title:

Shāhʹnāmah.
شاه‌نامه

Creator:

Firdawsī
Free Library of Philadelphia. Rare Book Department. John Frederick Lewis Collection of Oriental Manuscripts

Date:

between 1800 and 1850?

Description:

Copy of the Shāhnāmah with 119 miniatures. A list of rulers and the length of their rule is pasted in before the text begins (f. 1v).

Language:

Persian

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Codices (bound manuscripts)
Epic poems
Manuscripts (documents)
Miniatures (paintings)
Persian poetry--747-1500
Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
Manuscripts, Persian--19th century
Manuscripts, Oriental--19th century

Geographic region:

Iran

Provenance:

Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933.Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.

Extent:

After the first opening, pages generally laid out in 25 lines per page in 4 columns with gold double rules between each column; border-ruled and page-opening frame-ruled.

Publisher:

Free Library of Philadelphia

Rights:

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Identifier:

Lewis O 58

Is part of:

OPenn: Manuscripts of the Muslim World

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