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The pious man riding a panther, from the Garden (Būstān), by Sa`di

Title	The pious man riding a panther, from the Garden (Būstān), by Sa`di
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1479 (883H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	278 mm x 180 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 156.9
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	1479 (883H)
Notes	The pious man riding a panther, from the Garden (Bustan) of Sa'di. A man stares in astonishment to see someone riding through the landscape on a wild panther, holding a snake in one hand. Sa`di tells this anecdote about a particularly pious individual, who has achieved such willing submission to God, that all dangerous creatures have submitted willingly to him. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, later re-margined, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on verso), from the Garden (Būstān) of Sa`di, folio detached from the codex (CB Per 156) signed by Mir Shaykh Muhammad ibn Shaykh Ahmad, dated Shawwal 883H, January 1479, but probably later.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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The pious man riding a panther, from the Garden (Būstān), by Sa`di

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1479 (883H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 278 mm x 180 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 156.9

Library Location Persian collection

Date 1479 (883H)

Notes The pious man riding a panther, from the Garden (Bustan) of Sa'di. A man stares in astonishment to see someone riding through the landscape on a wild panther, holding a snake in one hand. Sa`di tells this anecdote about a particularly pious individual, who has achieved such willing submission to God, that all dangerous creatures have submitted willingly to him. Folio, ink, colours and gold on paper, later re-margined, Persian text in nasta`liq script, with painting (on verso), from the Garden (Būstān) of Sa`di, folio detached from the codex (CB Per 156) signed by Mir Shaykh Muhammad ibn Shaykh Ahmad, dated Shawwal 883H, January 1479, but probably later.

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

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script