Editorial(‘Makhzan al-asrar’). Sultan Sanjar and the old woman. Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 6810, f.16. Language: Persian.
Editorial‘(Rauzat al-anvar).’ Sultan Sanjar, about to change horses, accosted by an old woman who reproached him for allowing his soldiers to chase her cow. Three poems by Khvaju Kirmani, namely Humay u Humayun, Kamalnama and the Rauzat al-anvar). Baghdad, ...
Editorial(‘Makhzan al-asrar’). Sultan Sanjar and the old woman. Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 6810, f.16. Language: Persian.
EditorialSultan Sanjar & the old woman. Khamsa. Tabriz, 1539-1543. Sultan Sanjar waylaid by the old woman complaining of the misconduct of his troops. Image taken from Khamsa. Originally published/produced in Tabriz, 1539-1543. . Source: Or. 2265, f.18. Langu...
EditorialSultan Sanjar spies dervishes. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Sultan Sanjar, riding with two attendants, looks from above into a building in which dervishes are seated in conversation. A miniature painting from a s...
Editorial‘(Rauzat al-anvar).’ Sultan Sanjar, about to change horses, accosted by an old woman who reproached him for allowing his soldiers to chase her cow. Three poems by Khvaju Kirmani, namely Humay u Humayun, Kamalnama and the Rauzat al-anvar). Baghdad, ...
EditorialSultan Sanjar with followers. Anthology of Diwans. Tabriz, Iran, 1314-1315. Sultan Sanjar, attended by the poet Mu'izzi and four courtiers of Mongol appearance, viewing the moon over a rocky hill. A miniature painting from a fourteenth century antholog...
Editorial(‘Makhzan al-asrar’). Sultan Sanjar and the old woman. Khamsa. ('Five Poems'), by Nizami. Herat, 1494-1495. Opaque watercolour. Source: Or. 6810, f.16. Language: Persian.
EditorialSultan Sanjar and the old woman. Khamsa by Nizami. Borders decorated with designs in gold of birds, animals, mythical beasts, trees and plants. Seventeen miniatures, some signed by Shah Tahmasp's artists., with three added 1675 opaque watercolour 1539-...
EditorialCoin, A.H. 493/A.D. 1099, Found Iran, Nishapur. Mint Iran, Nishapur, Gold, Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Coins, Issued at Nishapur by the Seljuq governor Sanjar, this gold dirham has an inscription on its obverse naming Sanjar and listing the titles and name...
Editorial'Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, early 16th century, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Other (a): 7 1/16 x 6 1/16in. (18 x 15.4cm), Codices.