Object Details
- Description
- Manuscript; Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; Persian in black naskh script, headings in gold naskh outlined in black; 127 bound folios, 40 detached folios with 46 illustrations, and five detached text folios attached to illustration folios (quire) ; seal (folio 10 recto, 127 verso); standard page: 6 columns, 31 lines of text; one of a group of 41: the manuscript (F1930.1) and 40 detached folios (F1929.25-46, F1930.2-17 and F1940.12,13) are accessioned separately.
- Binding: The manuscript is bound in red leather over paper pasteboards. The lower and upper covers both have a border of multiple fillets.
- Provenance
- To 1930
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1930 [1]
- From 1930
- Freer Gallery of Art, given by Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1930 [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- [2] See note 1.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
- Credit Line
- Gift of H. Kevorkian
- early 14th century
- Period
- Mongol period, Il-Khanid dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1930.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall closed): 31.4 x 23.3 x 4.4 cm (12 3/8 x 9 3/16 x 1 3/4 in)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Shahnama
- Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)
- naskh script
- Mongol period (1220 - 1380)
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Record ID
- fsg_F1930.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34fd9a40b-673b-442f-b9ab-bb2d7e7fd98f
