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Metadata

DS ID:

DS4203

Shelfmark:

Lewis O 54

Title:

Shāhnāmah. / شاهنامه

Shahnameh

Author:

Firdawsī / فردوسي

Ferdowsi

WIKIDATA

Language:

Persian

WIKIDATA

Material:

paper

Paper

AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: xi, 499, xi leaves : 307 x 250 (200 x 120) mm bound to 317 x 235 mm; paper

Former Owner(s):

Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932

John Frederick Lewis Linked Data indicator

WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from introduction (f. 4r).
Stamp (f. 266v); Kabīkaj invocations (f. 1r, 266v, 267r, 495v).
Binding: Bound in modern cloth half binding; dark blue spine and corners, light blue sides; stamped on spine "Shāh-nāmah Firdausi Persian Manuscript 14th century" with gold tooling along the ribs and gold stamped vignettes between them.
Layout: 25 lines in four columns; border-ruled and columns ruled.
Script: Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed.
Decoration: Illuminated headpiece in blue, red and gold (f. 1v, 267v) with illuminated floral marginal fill in gold, blue and red around the page-opening (f. 1v-2r, 267v-268r). A similar floral marginal fill is on each page-opening holding an illustration (f. 6v-7r, 48v-49r, 54v-55r, 57v-58r). Four illustrations with a full page miniature in polychrome and gold on one side (f. 6v, 48v, 55r...
Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's in November 1922, lot 230 (catalog entry with date written in pencil pasted in f. 499v).
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.

Keyword:

Epic poems

Manuscripts, 17th century

Full covers

Manuscripts, Persian

Manuscripts, 18th century

Codices (bound manuscripts)

Stamps (Provenance)

Manuscripts, Oriental

Illuminations (painting)

Miniatures (paintings)

Manuscripts (documents)