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1 copy of Shāhnāmah-ʼi Firdawsī by Firdawsī

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.

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Hand(s)

Nasta'liq

History

Origin: 912 AH; 1507 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Gregorian.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

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