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Kitāb-i ashʻār-i malik al-shuʻārāʼ Amīr Muʻizzī
كتاب اشعار ملك الشعراء أمير معزي
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Dīvān
ديوان
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Muʻizzī, Amīr ʻAbd Allāh Muḥammad, 1048 or 1049-
معزي، امير عبد الله محمد، 1048 or 1049-
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Ardabīlī, Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyá ibn Aḥmad
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Extent: 1 v. (60 leaves) ; 26 cm.
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Title from f. 1r.
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According to colophon (f. 60v), copy completed in Tabrīz in Rajab 551 AH [August 1156 AD] in the hand of Muḥammad ibn Yaḥyá ibn Aḥmad al-Ardabīlī.
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Written in two columns, from 16 to 18 lines per page, in black ink. Each column framed within double golden or grey now faded lines.
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There is numerous aniconic headpieces in colors and gold and 16 miniatures.
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On inside back cover: "Purchased for Philip Hofer in Tehran as an example of 12th century illumination and presented as such to the Harvard College Library. Subsequently doubts arose as to its authenticity and it was submitted to experts for examination."
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Persian poems.
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Formerly owned by Philip Hofer.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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