'Allusion to Sura 27:16', Folio from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), A.H. 892/A.D. 1486, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 1/2 x 8in. (39.4 x 20.3cm), Codices, This folio belonged to a manuscript of the Mantiq al-tair that was presented to the Ardabil shrine in 1608–09, more than a century after its text and most of its illustrations were completed. Under the Safavid Shah ‘Abbas, its pages were remounted and four illustrations, a frontispiece, and a new binding were added
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Allusion, Sura 27, 16, Folio, Mantiq al-tair, Language, Birds, .H, 892/.D, 1486, Attributed, present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, 15 1/2 x 8in, 39.4 20.3cm, Codices, folio, manuscript, presented, Ardabil shrine, 1608–09, century, text, illustrations, completed, Under, Safavid Shah, ‘Abbas, pages, remounted, four illustrations, frontispiece, new binding, added
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