Details

Subject(s)

• China—Kings and rulers—History [Browse]
• China—Kings and rulers—Portraits—Specimans [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Portraits [Browse]

Summary note

Leaf from the Jāmiʻ al-tavārīkh depicting nine emperors of the later Liang dynasty. A-side contains mention of the Late Chou (950-960) and Northern Song (960-1122) Dynasties. B-side contains mention of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).

Notes

• Ms. leaf.
• Physical description: Written in medium naskh in black on heavy, beige glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in double red lines; headings in red. Illuminations in gold and color. The recto is blank.
• Origin: The script and artistic style closely match that of Garrett no. 89G.

Language note

Persian.

Source acquisition

Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.

Indexed in

Blair, S. A compendium of chronicles : Rashid al-Din's illustrated history of the world

References

Moghadam, M. E. et al. Garrett collection, no. 192

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

OCLC

773586522

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