Double page manuscript of Khamsa of Nizami, the poem "Khosrow and Shirin"
Double page manuscript of Khamsa of Nizami, the poem "Khosrow and Shirin"
Author
Nizami Ganjavi
(died 1209)
Place of OriginPersia
Date16th century
Dimensions(Individual folios) H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W: 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Mediumink, color on paper
ClassificationManuscripts
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number
1923.3127
Not on View
DescriptionOn paper with border. Chapter heads in gold and color.
Published Referencescf. Browne, G., Literary History of Persia, Cambridge, England, 1928-1929, vol. II, pp. 399-411.
cf. Duda, H.W., Ferhad und Schirin, dia literarische Geschichte eines persischen Sagenstoffei, Praque, 1933.
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