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Cover of Two Works of Sa'di, 1572. Creator: Unknown.

Cover of Two Works of Sa'di, 1572. Creator: Unknown.

2-999-344 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Cover of Two Works of Sa'di, 1572. Decorative cover of an illuminated manuscript containing 2 works by Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292): the Gulistan (Rose garden) and the Bustan (Orchard). It was copied in 980 AH/AD 1572 by Muhammad Riza al-Tabrizi in Iran. The original leather binding dates to the 10th century AH/AD 16th and has dentelle-style decorated boards and doublures with gold filigree work over a multi-coloured ground of blue, green, red, and black.

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Shaikh Sa'di Shirazi: Persian: Writer, author, poet
Medium
  1. "ink and pigments on paper with margins of multi-colored, gold-sprinkled tinted or marbled paper bound between boards covered with leather
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Society & Culture Art & Literature

History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3471x4960
File Size : 50,438kb

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  1. W.619
  1. 1100001279
  1. 2-999-344
  1. 2999344
  1. W.619

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