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منافع کلاغ ...
Manāfiʻ-i kalāgh ...
1275-1299
Leaf from the Manāfiʻ al-ḥayawān, with a miniature depicting two crows, one of which stands on a rock, and a fruiting tree in the background.
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Manuscripts of the Islamic World
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Metadata
- Call Number
- South wall 17, Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 93G
- Electronic Resource
- Publisher
- [between 1275 and 1299]
- Language
- Persian
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Item Summary
Leaf from the Manāfiʻ al-ḥayawān, with a miniature depicting two crows, one of which stands on a rock, and a fruiting tree in the background.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- منافع کلاغ ...
- Transliterated Title
- Manāfiʻ-i kalāgh ...
- Call Number
- South wall 17, Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 93G
- Electronic Resource
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5138jj208
- Publisher
- [between 1275 and 1299]
- Language
- Persian
- Date Created
- 1275-1299
- Extent
- 1 leaf : paper, col. ill. ; 263 x 203 (227 x 167) mm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
- References
- Moghadam, M. E. et al. Garrett collection, no. 197
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Ms. leaf.
- Title from heading.
- Physical description: 13 lines per page; written in medium naskh in black on tan Arabic paper. Text framed in double red lines. Rubrication and catchwords. Heading in large, dark blue Kufic script. Lower outer corner repaired. On verso is a miniature measuring 110 x 96 mm.
- Origin: According to Moghadam, the leaf is from the late 13th century; likely from Iran.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a85fbe29-71ee-4bd5-9dbe-5241f4c23f27/manifest