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Editorial Young prince and a dervish. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince (Sultan Bayazid Bistami?) conversing with a dervish in a building outside which are another dervish and two young men. A miniature painting ...
Editorial Prince overseeing an execution. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mounted prince supervising the execution of Amir Sayyid 'Imad al-din Nasimi. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al...
Editorial Mawlana Jami and a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Mawlana Jami and a young prince conversing in a landscape, surrounded by several companions. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the...
Editorial Pahlawan Mahmud wrestling. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Pahlawan Mahmud wrestling before an enthroned prince. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies o...
Editorial A lady before a young prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince seated in a garden by a stream approached by a young lady and her maid (illustration to the biography of Shah Qaysar). A miniature paintin...
Editorial Adam honoured by angels. Majalis al-'Ushshaq. Shiraz, Iran, c.1560. Angels paying homage to Adam watched by Iblis (Satan). A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken fr...
Editorial A prince honouring a sheikh. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince embracing the feet of Sheikh Awhad al-din Kirmani; attendants with the princes horse on the terrace outside. A miniature painting from a si...
Editorial Hakim Sana'i riding a mule. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Hakim Sana'i, riding a mule, encounters a shepherd with his flock and a young horseman outside a building. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century ma...
Editorial Dismounting before a prince. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A prince, riding in a landscape, encounters a young man who throws himself from his horse before him (illustration to the biography of Abu'l-Muzaffar Amir...
Editorial Farhad before Shirin. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shirin, riding with attendants, is offered a cup of milk by Farhad. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Ass...
Editorial Shams i Tabriz and dervishes. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Shams i Tabriz on horseback and a companion on a mule. encountering dervishes in a landscape. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of...
Editorial Halting of Prince Pir Budaq. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Man seizing the hind legs of a galloping horse on which Prince Pir Budaq is mounted. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majal...