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1 copy of Iskandarnāmah by 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.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 880 AH; 1475 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of Douglas Craven Phillott
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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