Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina), dated 905 1499–1500

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Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina), dated 905 1499–1500, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper., 8 1/4 x 3in. (21 x ), Codices, Images of angel-like, winged creatures known in Persian as pari enliven the small, delicately stenciled pages of this oblong-format Persian poetry anthology. With its stenciled folios, pseudo-marbleized pages, and multicolored papers and inks, this manuscript displays many of the innovative decorative techniques that developed within the Persian book arts during the fifteenth century

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