ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio
16th century
Dimensions
folio: 36.7 x 21.7 cm (14 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Related Artworks
View MoreManuscripts
Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1584
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi
Mir Ali al Husayni, 1523
Paintings with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with red and gold leather binding
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Majnun visited by his father in the desert (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Layla and Majnun by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 1584
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Verses from the Divan by Hafiz (recto and verso); folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, c. 1530
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Double page: The Trial by Fire of Siyavush (painting, verso; text, recto), left-hand side of a double-page painting from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, 1575-1590
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Zulaykha Sees Potiphar from the Opening of Her Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 41); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami, with lacquer binding
Unknown Artist, 1577, early 17th century, 1870-1871
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, colors, and gold on paper (text)
16th and 19th centuryPersianManuscripts
Manuscript of a Qur'an
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century
Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th-17th centuryPersianManuscripts
Timur Hunting, folio from a manuscript of the Zafarnama
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Notes and Stamps (recto), Frontispiece, Introduction (verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Shah Mahmud, 1502-1503
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Nightmare of Zahhak (painting, recto; calligraphy, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi
Shah Mahmud al-Nayshaburi, 16th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianManuscripts
Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Fatiha (verso)
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th-17th centuryPersian