The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp
| Author | : Sheila Canby |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2014-04-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300194548 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0300194544 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (544 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp by : Sheila Canby
Download or read book The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp written by Sheila Canby and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The publication of this book commemorates the one thousandth anniversary of the completion of the Shahnama, the Persian national epic, which was written down in more than 50,000 couplets by the poet Firdausi. It also celebrates the most lavishly illustrated version of this text, a manuscript produced for the Safavid Shah Tahmasp, who ruled Iran from 1524 to 1576"--Director's Foreword, p. 7.
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