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
1525 | 1530 | 1525-1530/933-938 AH
Publication Place
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Harvard University Library
Subject
Islamic art | miniatures (paintings) | illustrations (layout features) | epics | poetry | more | less
Type
belge
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
47 x 31.8 cm (page); 26.8 x 25.8 cm (picture)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
W203935_URN-3:FHCL:30088768
Record ID
harvard_scw-8314
Library Location
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Date
1525 | 1530 | 1525-1530/933-938 AH
Notes
Culture: Islamic, Persian | Materials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper. | Note: General note: One of the most luxurious examples of Persian book arts ever created, this monumental copy of Firdawsi's 10th c. "Shahnama" was produced in the kitabkhana (scriptorium-library) of Shah Tahmasp I in Tabriz between 1525-1530. Exceptionally large in scale, the Tahmasp Shahnama contained 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
