EditorialDefeat of the demons. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Defeat of the demons of Mazandaran by Rustam and Kay Ka'us, while their King turns himself into a rock to escape Rustam. What should have been the outer (right-hand) margin...
EditorialTimur on his way to battle. Timur on a throne in a mountain clearing in Mazandaran while on his way to fight Sultan Husayn. Some soldiers are crossing a ravine by the bridge they built. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Mirkhv...
EditorialDefeat of the demons. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Defeat of the demons of Mazandaran by Rustam and Kay Ka'us, while their King turns himself into a rock to escape Rustam. What should have been the outer (right-hand) margin...
EditorialThe King of Mazandaran. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Shiraz, Iran, 1560. The King of Mazandaran turns himself to stone during the battle with Rustam and Kay Ka'us. Image taken from Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 23 miniatures. Originally pub...
EditorialCourt scene with dancing girls. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 49 miniatures. Opaque w. 1590-1600. Court scene with dancing girls, possibly intended for the enthronement of Awlad as King of Mazandaran. Entirely Indian and stuck on. 16 by 15 cm. Image take...
EditorialSilk Fragment with a Rosebush, Bird, and Deer Pattern, late 17th?early 18th century, Attributed to Iran, Silk, silver- and gilded metal wrapped thread; compound twill weave, brocaded, Textile: H. 44 5/8 in. (113.3 cm), Textiles-Woven, Iranian silk prod...