ManuscriptsOttoman16th century
Illustrated Manuscript of the Book of Prophets
1580-1589
Dimensions
20 x 12.6 x 1 cm (7 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Possibly Hagop Kevorkian Foundation. [Sotheby's, London, 27 April 1982, lot 293], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1982, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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