Khamsa

Description:

Folio 342a recto: Iskandar Fights against the Russians

Author:

Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)

Copyist:

Mawlana al-Katib al-Shirazi

Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on glazed Arabic paper

Location:

Iran

Dimensions:

Folio: H. 30. 0 cm; W. 20.1 cm

Date:

1562

Inventory Number:

Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 79G

Lender:

Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Credit:

Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Gift of Robert Garret, 1942.