Binyon, Laurence. The Poems of Nizami, London: The Studio Limited, 1928
Item
Dates
- From the Collection: Creation: 1914 - 1995
- From the Collection: Creation: Majority of material found within 1919 - 1928
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Registration with the collection is required. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Extent
From the Collection: 51 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
large 4to., cloth, top edge gilt. (viii), 30, (xvi) pages of plates. The manuscript of Nizami's Poems is known as the finest sixteenth-century Persian manuscript in existence. It was written by a celebrated scribe, Shah Mahmud Nishapurif, which occupied four years, 1539 to 1543. It is reproduced here with 16 beautiful illustrations in color. Wear at head of spine with small tear along back hinge.
Repository Details
Part of the Nicholson Library Special Collections Repository
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