Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis O 54
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS4203
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis O 54
- Title:
- Shāhnāmah.
- Firdawsī / فردوسي
- Language:
- Persian
- 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
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) - 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:
- Institutional Record:
- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_054.html
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_054/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
