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The battle between Khusrau and Afrāsiyāb, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)

Title	The battle between Khusrau and Afrāsiyāb, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)
Publication Date:	c. 1570-1585
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	448 mm x 312 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 256.4
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	c. 1570-1585
Notes	The battle between Khusrau and Afrāsiyāb, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma). Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, with framed rubric (recto: “battle between Afrāsiyāb and Khusrau”) and painting (on verso), the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma) by Firdausi, painting attributed `Abdullāh Shīrāzī (Welch, 1976), probably Qazvin, Iran, undated, c. 1570-1585.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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The battle between Khusrau and Afrāsiyāb, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma)

Publication Date c. 1570-1585

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 448 mm x 312 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 256.4

Library Location Persian collection

Date c. 1570-1585

Notes The battle between Khusrau and Afrāsiyāb, from the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma). Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, Persian verses in nasta`liq script, with framed rubric (recto: “battle between Afrāsiyāb and Khusrau”) and painting (on verso), the Book of Kings (Shāhnāma) by Firdausi, painting attributed `Abdullāh Shīrāzī (Welch, 1976), probably Qazvin, Iran, undated, c. 1570-1585.

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

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script