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1 copy of Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī by Firdawsī
Title: Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī
Title: شاهنامۀ فردوسی
Manuscript with illustrations in Persian style mostly damaged or discoloured and an illuminated unwan. Dated 1507 in colophon written in a different hand from main text
Incipit: به نام خداوند جان و خرد
Explicit: تاريخ نوستن اصلى اين كتاب در آخر سنه 912 هجری
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 542 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 912 AH; 1507 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Gregorian.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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