This study focuses on a particular manuscript of Firdausi's epic poem the Shahnamah produced in the late 1440s for the Timurid Muhammad Juki, seventh son of Shah Rukh. The manuscript contains thirty-one exquisite miniature paintings depicting scenes from the epic and is regarded by some as the finest surviving Persian illustrated manuscript. This monograph, the first complete study of the manuscript, provides a detailed analysis of the cycle of illustrations, and is accompanied by a commentary on the manuscript notes by A ...
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This study focuses on a particular manuscript of Firdausi's epic poem the Shahnamah produced in the late 1440s for the Timurid Muhammad Juki, seventh son of Shah Rukh. The manuscript contains thirty-one exquisite miniature paintings depicting scenes from the epic and is regarded by some as the finest surviving Persian illustrated manuscript. This monograph, the first complete study of the manuscript, provides a detailed analysis of the cycle of illustrations, and is accompanied by a commentary on the manuscript notes by A.H. Morton, which offers telling insights into the practices of the Mughal library where it was kept for many years.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Historical / Poem / Literature. Folio. First Edition (2010. ) Hardcover with dust jacket. Folio with 214 pages. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior is clean and tight. Profusely illustrated in Color. Pictures available upon request. "This study focuses on a particular manuscript of Firdausi's epic poem the Shahnamah produced in the late 1440s for the Timurid Muhammad Juki, seventh son of Shah Rukh. The manuscript contains thirty-one exquisite miniature paintings depicting scenes from the epic and is regarded by some as the finest surviving Persian illustrated manuscript." Blue spine/White text. #034153.
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Fine in near fine jacket. Illustrated profusely in color with few in black and white. x, 214 pages. Tall 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (adhesive residue at interior of wrapper). London: Philip Wilson, (2010). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
