Illuminated Frontipiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds), text: dated A.H. 892/ A.D. 1487; illumination: ca. 1600, Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat. Made in Iran, Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 7.75 in. high 4.50 in. wide (19.7 cm high 11.4 cm wide), Codices, Here we see the text block of the Mantiq al Tair, along with its elegant binding. While the colophon of the main text is dated to 1487, the manuscript was completed after coming into the possession of the Safavid ruler Shah 'Abbas I (r
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Illuminated Frontipiece, Manuscript, Mantiq al-tair, Language, Birds, text, dated .H, 892/ .D, 1487, illumination, ca, 1600, present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Iran, Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, gold, paper, 7.75, high 4.50, wide, 19.7 cm high 11.4 wide, Codices, see, text block, al Tair, elegant binding, colophon, main text, dated, manuscript, completed, coming, possession, Safavid ruler, Shah, Abbas I, r
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