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[Fragment from the Shāhnāmah of Firdawsī]

Title	[Fragment from the Shāhnāmah of Firdawsī]
Author	Firdawsī فردوسى
Author Original	فردوسى
Type	Document
Language	Persian
Digital	No
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	1 leaf : paper ; 42 x 25 cm
Library:	University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries
Library Asset ID	on1341408184
Record ID	9912440374402121
Notes	Ms. fragment., Title supplied by cataloguer., Collation: Single leaf., Layout: Written in 28 lines per page with written area divided into four columns ; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; bold Indian hand, large though compact on the line ; characteristically serifless with effect of words descending to baseline ; elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes ; pointing in strokes or conjoined dots ; point of final nūn set just above wide, tall bowl, and nearly assimilated with ascending stroke., Decoration: Written area surrounded by a frame consisting of a gold band defined by red and blue rules ; red rules separate the four columns within as well ; headings and keywords rubricated., Support: Laid paper, well-burnished, beige to gray in color., Shelfmark: Madison, University of Wisconsin, MS 576, Origin: Undated, though hand, etc suggest Indian production, perhaps late 18th or early 19th century., In Persian.
Sample Text	Fragment from a manuscript copy of the Shāhnāmah of Firdawsī.

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[Fragment from the Shāhnāmah of Firdawsī]

Author Firdawsī فردوسى

Author Original فردوسى

Type Document

Language Persian

Digital No

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 1 leaf : paper ; 42 x 25 cm

Library University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries

Library Asset ID on1341408184

Record ID 9912440374402121

Notes Ms. fragment., Title supplied by cataloguer., Collation: Single leaf., Layout: Written in 28 lines per page with written area divided into four columns ; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq ; bold Indian hand, large though compact on the line ; characteristically serifless with effect of words descending to baseline ; elongation and contrasting thickness of horizontal strokes ; pointing in strokes or conjoined dots ; point of final nūn set just above wide, tall bowl, and nearly assimilated with ascending stroke., Decoration: Written area surrounded by a frame consisting of a gold band defined by red and blue rules ; red rules separate the four columns within as well ; headings and keywords rubricated., Support: Laid paper, well-burnished, beige to gray in color., Shelfmark: Madison, University of Wisconsin, MS 576, Origin: Undated, though hand, etc suggest Indian production, perhaps late 18th or early 19th century., In Persian.

Sample Text Fragment from a manuscript copy of the Shāhnāmah of Firdawsī.