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Sultan Ibrahim Mirza's Haft Awrang: A Princely Manuscript from Sixteenth-Century Iran
Sultan Ibrahim Mirza's Haft Awrang: A Princely Manuscript from Sixteenth-Century Iran

By Marianna Shreve Simpson

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In 1556 Prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza commissioned a copy of the great Persian literary classic, the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Abdul-Rahman Jami. For the next nine years, five court calligrapher...

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Persian Poetry, Painting and Patronage: Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece
Persian Poetry, Painting and Patronage: Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece

By Marianna Shreve Simpson

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"Commissioned by Prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza in 1556, five Iranian court calligraphers devoted nine years to transcribing the poetic text of the great Persian classic, the Haft awrang (Seven throne...

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L' art islamique
L' art islamique

By Marianna Shreve Simpson

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