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Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami

Title	Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami
Author	Shiraz
Publication Date:	1492 (897H)
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	245 mm x 160 mm x 46 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 171
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	1492 (897H)
Notes	Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami. This Persian anthology consists of five major works by the poet Nizami Ganjavi, composed between 1166 and 1194: Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrar), Khusrau and Shirin, Layla and Majnun, the Seven Portraits (Haft Paykar) and the Book of Alexander (Iskandarnama). This densely-illustrated copy was made in Shiraz, in 1492. Codex, ink, gold on colours on paper, 238 folios, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, headings in thuluth script, the Five Poems (Khamsa) by Nizami, double page inscribed shamsa medallions, double page illuminated title-page, 31 paintings (including double page frontispiece), copied by Muhammad ibn Nasrullah ibn Fazlullah al-Murshidi al-Shirazi, Shiraz, Iran, dated 8 Dhu'l-Qa`dah 897H, 1 September 1492
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Codex
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script, Thuluth script

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Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami

Author Shiraz

Publication Date 1492 (897H)

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 245 mm x 160 mm x 46 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 171

Library Location Persian collection

Date 1492 (897H)

Notes Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami. This Persian anthology consists of five major works by the poet Nizami Ganjavi, composed between 1166 and 1194: Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrar), Khusrau and Shirin, Layla and Majnun, the Seven Portraits (Haft Paykar) and the Book of Alexander (Iskandarnama). This densely-illustrated copy was made in Shiraz, in 1492. Codex, ink, gold on colours on paper, 238 folios, Persian poetry in nasta`liq script, headings in thuluth script, the Five Poems (Khamsa) by Nizami, double page inscribed shamsa medallions, double page illuminated title-page, 31 paintings (including double page frontispiece), copied by Muhammad ibn Nasrullah ibn Fazlullah al-Murshidi al-Shirazi, Shiraz, Iran, dated 8 Dhu'l-Qa`dah 897H, 1 September 1492

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

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script, Thuluth script