Shāhnāmah (DS13502) (Q57589)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9969618263506421, Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 58G, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969618263506421)
- شاهنامه
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Shāhnāmah (DS13502) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9969618263506421, Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 58G, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969618263506421) |
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Firdawsī
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Miniatures (Illuminations)--Islamic countries--18th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic countries--17th century
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Headpieces (layout features)--Islamic countries--17th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--17th century
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1674
17. century
1674
1674
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Extent: ii, 561, ii leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 345 x 220 (265 x 146) mm. bound to 354 x 240 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Physical description: 25 lines per page, in four columns; written in small nastaʻliq in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text occasionally written on a diagonal. Text framed in gold and blue; columns separated by double gold lines. Headings in red. Catchwords and a few marginal notes. Inserts between fol. 9-10, 26-27. Some damp staining and smudging; a few paper repairs, particularly on...
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Decoration: ʻUnwāns for the preface and book 1 illuminated in gold and color. With 119 miniatures, of which fifteen are full-size; likely late 18th century.
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Origin: Copy completed on 1 Shaʻbān 1085 H [31 October 1674] (fol. 561a).
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On fol. 1b, owner's note states that the book was purchased 9 Ṣafar 1202 H [20 November 1787] for 1500 rupees, and that it contains 563 folios [based on the erroneous Arabic foliation], 56,200 verses, and 120 miniatures by the artist Vilāyat.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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