Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Name: Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Title	Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author	Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)
Publication Date:	text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
Publication Place	Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Made in Iran, Isfahan -
Subject	Islamic Art
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Library:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID	63.210.1
Record ID	455250
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
Notes	Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Made in Iran, Isfahan
Malzeme	Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

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Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Author Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Publication Date text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600

Publication Place Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Made in Iran, Isfahan -

Subject Islamic Art

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library Asset ID 63.210.1

Record ID 455250

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600

Notes Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Made in Iran, Isfahan

Malzeme Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper