Title:
Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author:
Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)
Calligrapher:
Sultan Muhammad Nur (Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536)
Calligrapher:
Mahmud Muzahib (Iranian, ca. 1500–1560)
Artist:
Painted by Shaikh Zada (Iranian, active 1510–1550)
Date:
dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE
Geography:
Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
Medium:
Binding: leather; embossed, gold, and color Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession Number:
13.228.7.1