Firdausi (d. 1020 AD). Shahnama
Safavid Iran, Shiraz, circa 1590-1600 Large Persian manuscript on paper. 723 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 22 lines to the page text arranged in 4 columns, written in nasta’liq script in black ink, titles in white script against a gold ground. One frontispiece on folio 1. Incomplete Shahnama including interpolated epics such as the Barzounama. 20 miniature paintings, […]