Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niẓāmī Ganjavī ( AH / 1209 CE) executed by Yār Muḥammad al-Haravī in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaʿlīq script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ ibn ʿAlī, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. Illuminated headpiece with the inscription in white ink on blue background giving the title of the book Kitāb-i Iskandar nāmah

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