Author
Mirza 'Ali, b. c. 1510, d. before 1576, Iranian (Artist) | Firdawsi, b. 940-941/329-330 AH; d. 1020-1021/411 AH, Iranian (Author)
Publication Date
1535 | ca. 1535
Publication Place
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Harvard University Library
Subject
Islamic art | miniatures (paintings) | gardens | musicians | 'ūds | candles | campfires | cooking | torches (lighting devices) | thrones | drinking vessels | chinese clouds | night | stars | moon | more | less
Type
belge
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Painting: 32.2 x 26.8 cm
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
W204097_URN-3:FHCL:30088774
Record ID
harvard_scw-8372
Library Location
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Date
1535 | ca. 1535
Notes
Culture: Islamic, Persian, Safavid | Materials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, silver, ink, paper | Note: General note: 760 folios w/ 258 illustrated pages | Note: Provenance: In 1568, the manuscript was presented to the Ottoman Sultan Selim II. The manuscript remained in Istanbul until procured for the Paris Rothchilds ca. 1900. The manuscript was virtually intact until 1959 when it was purchased by Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., and dispersed subsequently. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection