Page from an album portraying Majnūn with animals in the desert (DS13491) (Q57556)

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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9969543753506421, South wall 17 Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 98G, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969543753506421)
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Page from an album portraying Majnūn with animals in the desert (DS13491)
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Princeton University (9969543753506421, South wall 17 Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 98G, https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969543753506421)

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    Page from an album portraying Majnūn with animals in the desert
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    Miniatures (Illuminations)--India--16th century
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    Manuscripts, Persian--India--16th century
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    Extent: 1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 17.4 x 10.9 cm.
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    ink
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    Mounted: 32.9 x 20.6 cm.
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    Black ink on tan paper; bordered on top and bottom by strips of Persian text in white on illuminated background, pasted onto original picture; framed in olive green paper decorated in gold with animals and plants; entire piece mounted onto pasted board.
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    Composition signed "kamtarīn Bihzād 928" [1521 or 2]; this is not the famous artist Bihzād, but a later attribution as his style was widely imitated.
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    Acquired by Robert Garrett from Ali-Kuli Khan, 1925.
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    11 November 2024
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    11 November 2024
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