Lot 99
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LEAF FROM HAFEZ-I ABRU'S MAJMA' AL-TAWARIKH
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LEAF FROM HAFEZ-I ABRU'S MAJMA' AL-TAWARIKH

HERAT, CIRCA 1425

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LEAF FROM HAFEZ-I ABRU'S MAJMA' AL-TAWARIKH
Herat, circa 1425
Persian manuscript on paper, gouache heightened with gold on paper, with King Faridun receiving petitioners, 11ll. of black nasta'liq above within red rules and three lines below, rubric in red, slight flaking of pigment, mounted framed and glazed
Folio 13¼ x 9in. (33.7 x 22.5cm.)
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Lot Essay

This leaf comes from a manuscript prepared for Shah Rukh on geography and history. It stems from the Jami' al-Tawarikh of Rashid al-Din and updates the history to the time of its patron, the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh. The colophon of this manuscript was found attached to a copy of the Jami' al-Tawarikh in the Topkapi Library and is dated 6 Muharram 829/18 November 1425.

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