Title

Shah-nameh by Firdausi. Published 17th or 18th century

Caption

Shah-nameh by Firdausi. Published 17th or 18th century. Manuscripts, Persian. Washington D.C. Written in India. Cream-colour Eastern laid paper; black ink with with highly decorated major ?unwa¯ns; minor ?unwa¯ns in gold ink, now very faded; four columns enclosed in a thin red-blue-yellow border; text begins on folio 1b with rubrication and gold interlinear decoration up to folio 3a; folios 1b and 2a have elaobroate border of grape decoration in various shades of green and gold; catchwords on rectos

Date

2022

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_418

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,7Mb (4,5Mb) / 12,8in x 20,0in / 3827 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shah-nameh Firdausi 17th century 18th century Manuscripts Persian Washington D C India Eastern laid paper unwa¯ns columns gold interlinear decoration grape decoration rectos

Restrictions

Editorial use only.