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

Author: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
Title: Iskandarnāmah
Title: اسکندرنامه

A masnavi poem based on the life of Alexander the Great. Illuminated unwan. Three very fine miniatures

Incipit: خدايا جهان پادشاهی تر است ز ما خدمت آید خدائي تر است
Explicit: قد تم كتاب اسكندرنامه من المقولات الحسن في سهور سنه 880
Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 84 f.
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Layout

Hand(s)

Nasta'liq

History

Origin: 880 AH; 1475 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequest of Douglas Craven Phillott

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

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