Shahnameh by Firdowsi(Sassanid Emperor Anushirvan Feasting)

Title	Shahnameh by Firdowsi(Sassanid Emperor Anushirvan Feasting)
Publication Date:	Hegira 956 / AD 1549–1550
Publication Place	Shiraz/Iran -
Subject	Safavids (AH 907–1150 / AD 1501–1737) — Finished (aharli) paper, ink, gilding, leather binding
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	37cm x 23xm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1984
Record ID	EXTHE_tr_Mus71_14
Library Location	Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Date	Hegira 956 / AD 1549–1550
Notes	The work begins with praise written in the centre of a multicoloured gilded illumination on a navy blue background on facing pages. All pages containing the eulogy and inscriptions on the pages with miniatures are illuminated in the style of Beynes Sudûr. All chapters in theShahnamehbegin with the illumination of the title page. The white text written above and below the miniatures and enclosed in an illuminated frame at the end of theShahnamehstates that theShahnameh, which tells the history of Persia, was completed in seven years, that 12 of the most famous artists of the period worked on it, and that it was written by Mehmed al-Kâtib inShiraz. The illumination of the work was by MehmedbinHüseyin ofShirazin 1549. The book, one of the most distinguished works of the period, is notable for its intricate miniatures created in a superior technique characteristic of theShahTahmasb period. These miniatures were made by calligraphers andmusehhepinShiraz, for centuries a centre of the art of miniatures. Consequently, the decorative style of theShiraz-Turkmenminiature school, evident in works created inShirazduring the first half of the 16th century, is also noteworthy in this work. It is characterised by thin, elongated and elegant figures.
Sample Text	Brought to the museum in 1915 from the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Library.
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: EXTHE4 14

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Shahnameh by Firdowsi(Sassanid Emperor Anushirvan Feasting)

Publication Date Hegira 956 / AD 1549–1550

Publication Place Shiraz/Iran -

Subject Safavids (AH 907–1150 / AD 1501–1737) — Finished (aharli) paper, ink, gilding, leather binding

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 37cm x 23xm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1984

Record ID EXTHE_tr_Mus71_14

Library Location Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts

Date Hegira 956 / AD 1549–1550

Notes The work begins with praise written in the centre of a multicoloured gilded illumination on a navy blue background on facing pages. All pages containing the eulogy and inscriptions on the pages with miniatures are illuminated in the style of Beynes Sudûr. All chapters in theShahnamehbegin with the illumination of the title page. The white text written above and below the miniatures and enclosed in an illuminated frame at the end of theShahnamehstates that theShahnameh, which tells the history of Persia, was completed in seven years, that 12 of the most famous artists of the period worked on it, and that it was written by Mehmed al-Kâtib inShiraz. The illumination of the work was by MehmedbinHüseyin ofShirazin 1549. The book, one of the most distinguished works of the period, is notable for its intricate miniatures created in a superior technique characteristic of theShahTahmasb period. These miniatures were made by calligraphers andmusehhepinShiraz, for centuries a centre of the art of miniatures. Consequently, the decorative style of theShiraz-Turkmenminiature school, evident in works created inShirazduring the first half of the 16th century, is also noteworthy in this work. It is characterised by thin, elongated and elegant figures.

Sample Text Brought to the museum in 1915 from the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Library.

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: EXTHE4 14