Or 13529 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Sharafnāmah by Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3

Author: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3 نظامى گنجوى

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

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