Publication Date
c. 1555
Type
Document
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
192 mm x 128 mm (height x width)
Library
Chester Beatty
Record ID
Per 224.21
Library Location
Persian collection
Date
c. 1555
Notes
Page from the Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrar) by the Persian poet Nizami. Folio, ink, gold and colours on paper, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, ordered diagonally in illuminated text-columns, page from the Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrar), usually the first book in Nizami's Khamsa, folio detached from codex (CBL Per 224), Safavid Iran, c. 1555. As well as the original codex (Per 224), a further three detached folios are also in the Chester Beatty collection: Per 224.1, Per 224.2, and Per 224.7.
Materyal
Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı
Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi
Nasta'liq script
