Or 11842 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Shāhnāmah by Firdawsī

Author: Firdawsī فردوسی
Title: Shāhnāmah
Title: شاهنامه

In two volumes

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 74.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 279, 294 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 30.9 × 17.4 cm.

Decoration

Miniatures

History

Origin: 17th century CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequeathed to the British Museum by P.C. Manuk and Miss G.M. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund,5 October 1948. Transferred to the British Library in 1973.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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