- Provenance
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To 1930
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1930 [1]From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1930 [2]Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962
- Description
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Manuscript; Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; Persian in black naskh script, headings in gold naskh outlined in black; 127 bound folios, 40 detached folios with 46 illustrations, and five detached text folios attached to illustration folios (quire) ; seal (folio 10 recto, 127 verso); standard page: 6 columns, 31 lines of text; one of a group of 41: the manuscript (F1930.1) and 40 detached folios (F1929.25-46, F1930.2-17 and F1940.12,13) are accessioned separately.
Binding: The manuscript is bound in red leather over paper pasteboards. The lower and upper covers both have a border of multiple fillets.
- Published References
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- Shiva Mihan, Ali Shapouran. Shahnama Studies in the Digital Era. https://digitalorientalist.com/2022/02/15/shahnama-studies-in-the-digital-era/.
- Marianna Shreve Simpson. The Illustration of an Epic: The Earliest Shahnama Manuscripts. Outstanding Dissertations in the Fine Arts New York and London. .
- Abolala Soudavar, Milo Cleveland Beach. Art of the Persian Courts: Selections from the Art and History Trust Collection. New York. p. 37.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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