| ISBN |
1909942545 (hardcover) |
| 9781909942547 (hardcover) |
| Author |
Brend, Barbara 1940- |
| Title |
Treasures of Herat : two manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library / Barbara Brend |
| Publisher |
London : Ginko, in partnership with the British Library, 2022 |
| Physical desc. |
240 pages ; color illustrations ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
Gingko Library art series |
| Note |
CB illustrations: p. 24, fig. 10 (Per 163, f. 54), p. 25, fig. 11 (Per 163, f. 209b), p. 134, fig. 63 (Per 163, f. 28), p. 146, fig. 70 (Per 163, f. 72), p. 152, fig. 74 (Per 163, f. 120b), p. 160, fig. 78 (Per 163, f. 104b). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Herat and the Timurids -- The painting tradition of Timurid Herat -- Add. 25900: manuscript and illumination -- Illustrations in Add. 25900 -- Or. 6810: manuscript and illumination -- Illustrations in Or. 6810 -- Conclusions on Add. 25900 and Or. 6810 -- Appendix A: Break-lines in Add. 25900 and Or. 6810 -- Or. 6810: the afterlife of a manuscript / Ursula Sims-Williams -- Appendix B: Transcriptions of the notes and seals in Or. 6810 / Ursula Sims-Williams. |
| Person as subject |
Niẓāmī Ganjavī -- 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 -- Khamsah |
| Bihzād -- active 16th century |
| Subject |
British Library -- Manuscript -- Add. 25900 |
| British Library -- Manuscript -- Or. 6810 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 163 |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Timurid |
| Painting, Iranian |
| Painting, Timurid |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
British Library |
