1. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

1575-1625?

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

Iran?

Extent:

Preface: 25 long lines. Text: chiefly 25 lines in 4 columns with gold double rules between each column; border-ruled.

2. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

between 1600 and 1799?

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

India?

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 pages frame-ruled with a misṭarah.

3. Shāhʹnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

between 1800 and 1850?

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

Iran

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.

4. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

A.H. 1244 (1828 or 1829)

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

India?

Extent:

Written in 24 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.

5. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

A.H. 996 (1588)

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

Iran?

Extent:

25 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.

6. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

A.H. 1000 (1592)

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

Iran?

Extent:

33 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.

7. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

between 1600 and 1799?

Language:

Persian

Extent:

25 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.

8. Shāhnāmah.

Creator:

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

Date:

between 1650? and 1738

Language:

Persian

Geographic region:

Iran?

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 pages frame-ruled with a misṭarah.