Illuminated Manuscript, Five poems (quintet), An old woman implores Sultan Sanjar for help, This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) by Niẓāmī Ganjavī (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE), written in 1059 AH / 1649 CE by Shams al-Dīn Kirmānī. The codex opens with an illuminated titlepiece inscribed hadhā kitāb Khamsah-ʾi Mawlānā Shaykh-i Niẓāmī. There are additional illuminated headpieces for the subsequent four poems. The illustrations are in different styles executed during the Safavid and Qajar periods

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