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Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Sultan Ahmad Jalayir (d.1410); recto: Pastoral scene; verso: text
ca. 1400

Baghdad, Iraq
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Sultan Ahmad Jalayir (d.1410); recto: Landscape with two couples; verso: text
ca.1400

Baghdad, Iraq
Recto: Bahram Gur slaying the wolf-monster; Verso: Bahram Gur slaying a dragon, from a Shahnama (book of kings) by Firdawsi
early 14th century

Iran
Folio from a Manafi' al-Hayawan (Usefulness of animals) by Ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058); recto: text and illustration: Two owls perching in a tree; verso: text
early 14th century

Iran
Khusraw Parviz before Shirin, from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi
early 14th century

Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Bahram Gur slays a dragon in India, text: Bahram marries the daughter of Shangal, king of India; verso: text: Bahram Gur flees from India
February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)

Shiraz, Iran
Bahram Chubina slaying the lion-ape, from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi
early 14th century

Iran
The hero Gushtasp slaying a dragon, from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi
early 14th century

Iran
Folio from a Divan (Collected poems) by Sultan Ahmad Jalayir (d.1410); recto:text; verso: text
ca.1400

Baghdad, Iraq
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d. 1020); recto: Rustam lifts Afrasiyab from the saddle; verso: text: Pishang's letter to Kay Qubad and his plea for reconciliation
February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)

Shiraz, Iran
A battle between the hosts of Iran and Turan during the reign of Kay Khusraw, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi
early 14th century

Iran
Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: A ruler enthroned, left-hand half of a double-page; verso: text
February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)

Shiraz, Iran

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