Book Cover, made for the 15th-century manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdausi (The "Kervorkian Shahnama") / Shiraz and Timurid Schools

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Accession Number: 1963/1.39A
Title: Book Cover, made for the 15th-century manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdausi (The "Kervorkian Shahnama")
Artist: Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Artist Nationality: Iranian
Medium and Support: papier mâché, paint and lacquer with leather spine
Object Creation Date: early 19th century
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Period: Iran, Qajar Dynasty (1794-1925)
Dimensions: 26.7 cm x 17.5 cm (10 1/2 in. x 6 7/8 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: shahnama
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; literary
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Record: 1963/1.39A
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.39a/1963_1.39arec.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Cross, w17 - Shahnama (40); Arts from Persia and Iran (165); HA 285 (23); Introduction to manuscripts and early print (148); Poetry and Narratives (95); Shahnama (39)

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Full citation: "Book Cover, made for the 15th-century manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdausi (The "Kervorkian Shahnama"); Shiraz and Timurid Schools." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.39a/1963_1.39arec.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.