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Double front desk from the center of Khwarazmshah (Dakhri Khwarazmshah), by Zein al-Din al-Jarjani

Title	Double front desk from the center of Khwarazmshah (Dakhri Khwarazmshah), by Zein al-Din al-Jarjani
Author	Golconda
Publication Date:	1572 (980H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	322 mm x 457 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	In 30.1
Library Location	Indian collection
Date	1572 (980H)
Notes	Double frontispiece, from The Treasure of the Khwarazmshah (Zakhira-yi Khwarazmshahi), by Zayn al-Din al-Jurjani. These two folios introduce a medical encyclopaedia, and are now detached from the rest of the manuscript (also in this museum, In 30). The book was produced in Golconda, and has been associated with the court of Sultan Ibrahim Qutb-Shah (r. 1550-1580), although he is not mentioned by name. Filled with angels, red dragons and simurgh birds, the double frontispiece presents an elaborate illuminated frame around the opening text, which is written on a gold ground. Double folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in naskh script, two folios detached from codex (In 30), Treasure of the Khwarazmshah (Zakhira-yi Khwarazmshahi), by Zayn al-Din Abu Ibrahim Isma`il al-Jurjani (d. 1135), originally composed 1110-11 (504H), medical encyclopaedia, copied by Baba Mirak of Herat, known as Muhammad Sa`id, Golconda, Deccan, India, dated (colophon f. 605v) 22 Sha`ban 980H, 1572.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script

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Double front desk from the center of Khwarazmshah (Dakhri Khwarazmshah), by Zein al-Din al-Jarjani

Author Golconda

Publication Date 1572 (980H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 322 mm x 457 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID In 30.1

Library Location Indian collection

Date 1572 (980H)

Notes Double frontispiece, from The Treasure of the Khwarazmshah (Zakhira-yi Khwarazmshahi), by Zayn al-Din al-Jurjani. These two folios introduce a medical encyclopaedia, and are now detached from the rest of the manuscript (also in this museum, In 30). The book was produced in Golconda, and has been associated with the court of Sultan Ibrahim Qutb-Shah (r. 1550-1580), although he is not mentioned by name. Filled with angels, red dragons and simurgh birds, the double frontispiece presents an elaborate illuminated frame around the opening text, which is written on a gold ground. Double folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian text in naskh script, two folios detached from codex (In 30), Treasure of the Khwarazmshah (Zakhira-yi Khwarazmshahi), by Zayn al-Din Abu Ibrahim Isma`il al-Jurjani (d. 1135), originally composed 1110-11 (504H), medical encyclopaedia, copied by Baba Mirak of Herat, known as Muhammad Sa`id, Golconda, Deccan, India, dated (colophon f. 605v) 22 Sha`ban 980H, 1572.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Naskh script