Illuminated Manuscript, Five poems (quintet), Alexander the Great kills an Ethiopian warrior, This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) by Nim Ganjav (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE), completed by abb Allh ibn Al ibn usm in Safavid Iran in Rab II 971 AH / 1563 CE. Illuminated titlepieces introduce the five poems, and there are thirty illustrations, the majority of which are attributable to thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE Qajar Iran. Ownership notes and seals indicating the provenance of this manuscript are found throughout the codex. The binding is not original to the manuscript.
Illuminated Manuscript, Five poems (quintet), Alexander the Great kills an Ethiopian warrior, This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) by Nim Ganjav (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE), completed by abb Allh ibn Al ibn usm in Safavid Iran in Rab II 971 AH / 1563 CE. Illuminated titlepieces introduce the five poems, and there are thirty illustrations, the majority of which are attributable to thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE Qajar Iran. Ownership notes and seals indicating the provenance of this manuscript are found throughout the codex. The binding is not original to the manuscript.