[ʼUnwān from the Shāhnāmah].

Description

Main Author

Firdawsī

Related Names

McGill University. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.

Language(s)

Persian

Published

[1341]

Subjects

Persian poetry.
Manuscripts, Persian.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic.
Epic poetry.
Miniature painting, Iranian.
Manuscrits persans > Manuscrits persans / Québec (Province) > Manuscrits persans / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Manuscrits persans > Manuscrits persans / 14e siècle.
Poésie épique.
Poésie persane > Poésie persane / Ouvrages avant 1800.
Illumination of books and manuscripts
Manuscripts, Persian > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) > Manuscripts, Persian / Québec (Province) / Montréal.
Miniature painting
Manuscripts, Persian > Manuscripts, Persian / 14th century.
Epic poetry.
Persian poetry > Persian poetry / Early works to 1800.
Québec > Québec / Montréal.
Early works.

Note

From Shiraz.
Shahnamh poems on both sides.
This page is from one of the "small" Shahnamas. They are called such because of the small size of their pages.
Contains one illuminated Miniature of Bahrām Chūbīn wearing women's clothes sent to him as a punishment by Hūrmuzd.
Catch words, poems divided into 6 columns, black ink.
22 lines per page, nasta'aliq hand with elements of shikastah, rule-borders in red.
A narrative poem.
Manuscript.

Physical Description

1 sheet : color illustrations ; 36 x 30 cm

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