ʿAlai’s Book of Pleasures
ʿAlai’s Book of Pleasures (Nuzhatnamah-yi ʿAlai)
- Description:
- Folios 57 verso, 58 recto: Black Lead Associated with Saturn; Lead Associated with Jupiter and Iron Associated with Mars
- Author:
- Shahrmardan ibn Abi al-Khayri (11th century)
- Copyist:
- Pir Husayn al-Katib
- Language:
- Persian
- Medium:
- Ink and color, with gold on thick cream paper
- Location:
- Shiraz and Tabriz
- Dimensions:
- Folio: H. 33 cm; W. 22 cm
- Date:
- November 17, 1526
- Inventory Number:
- Spencer Pers. Ms 50
- Lender:
- New York Public Library
- Credit:
- Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
Image Courtesy of the New York Public Library