Folio from a dispersed copy of Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; recto, The birth of Manuchehr; verso, Salm and Tur learned about Manuchehr's act, The message of Salm and Tur to Manuchehr

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text:The birth of Manuchehr, four columns, thirty-five lines; verso: text: Salm and Tur learned about Manuchehr's act, The message of Salm and Tur to Manuchehr, headings in gold, four columns, thirty-five lines.

  Border: The recto and verso are set in gold, green, and red rulings with an inner frame of gold floral and leaf scroll on a blue ground, and an outer frame with landscape, and animal motifs.

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1610s, 1630s

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Cats, Art, Animals, Henri Vever collection, Goose, Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627), Gazelle, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Cheetahs, Birds

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts