Or 13529 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
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1 copy of Sharafnāmah by Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
Title: Sharafnāmah
Title: شرفنامه
The first part of the Iskandarnāmah ( اسکندرنامه ) of Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
This MS. is the earliest illustrated copy of Niẓāmī's work
Defective copy
Language(s): Persian
References
For a more detailed description see Waley 1998, page 49.
For a more detailed description see Titley 1977, page 136.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 43 ff. (surviving folios) plus 12 ff (in fragments) and 156 ff (additional text supplied in 1242
Dimensions (leaf): 11
Decoration
Illustrated
History
Origin: Southern Iran; about 807 AH
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on M. I. Waley: Supplementary handlist of Persian manuscripts, 1966-1998. London, 1998; and N. M. Titley: Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings etc. London, 1977
Availability
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