The text starts on p. 2 (f. 1v), with the prose preface under a delicate sarlauh of intricate patterns in blue, gold and burnt ochre. The poem itself starts on p. 14 (f. 7v) .
For a detailed description of the manuscript and its 18 paintings, see S.A. Sharifzadeh, Namvarnama, Tehran, 1370sh/1991, pp. 168-75
Project Notes
Examined by Amin Mahdavi.
Currently (2009) in display in the Museum, open at f. 357 (p. 715).
References
General Ref:
Sims, E.
The illustrated manuscripts of Firdausi's Shahnama commissioned by princes of the house of Timur. (in Ars Orientalis) 22
(1993) pp. 43-68
Dating Ref:
Colophon
Extracted from the colophon of the work.
Origin Ref:
Sharifzadeh, S.A.
Namvar nameh.
(1370 sh.) Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. Tehran. Iran.
Illustration Ref:
Sharifzadeh, S.A.
Namvar nameh.
(1370 sh.) Ministry of Culture and Higher Education. Tehran. Iran.
