Folio from a Zafarnama (Book of conquest) by Yazdi (d. 1450); recto: text, Samarqand receives the prince and his troops; verso: Timur's entry into Samarqand

Object Details

• Calligrapher

  Yaqub ibn Hasan

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Zafarnama (Book of conquest) by Yazdi; text: Persian in black naskhi script; recto: text: Samarqand receives the prince and his troops, 4 columns, 12 lines; verso: illustration and text: Timur's entry into Samarqand.

  Border: The text and the painting are set in red, blue, and black rulings on cream-colored paper.

• Origin

  Shiraz, Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Name

  ibn Hasan, Yaqub

• Place

  Shiraz

• Topic

  Art, Timurid period (1378 - 1506), Arts of the Islamic World, Umbrellas

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Naskh script

• Object Type

  Manuscripts