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Shirin goes to Mount Bistun and meets Farhad (text recto; painting verso of folio 77), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam

Shirin goes to Mount Bistun and meets Farhad (text recto; painting verso of folio 77), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizam

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Khusraw comes to Shirin’s palace (text recto; painting verso of folio 87), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khusraw comes to Shirin’s palace (text recto; painting verso of folio 87), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Khusraw and Shirin making love (text recto; painting verso of folio 104), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khusraw and Shirin making love (text recto; painting verso of folio 104), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Text folio containing the colophon at the end of Khusraw and Shirin, illuminated sarlawh of Layla va Majnun (text recto; sarlawh verso of folio 117), from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Text folio containing the colophon at the end of Khusraw and Shirin, illuminated sarlawh of Layla va Majnun (text recto; sarlawh verso of folio 117), from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Layla and Majnun at school (text recto; painting verso of folio 129), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Layla and Majnun at school (text recto; painting verso of folio 129), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Layla and Majnun fainted (text verso; painting recto of folio 160), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami”

Layla and Majnun fainted (text verso; painting recto of folio 160), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami”

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Majnun Watches the Battle of the Clans (text verso; painting recto of folio 161), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Majnun Watches the Battle of the Clans (text verso; painting recto of folio 161), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Iskandar and the wise shepherd (text verso; painting recto of folio 162), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar and the wise shepherd (text verso; painting recto of folio 162), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Iskandar lassoing the Russian demon (text recto; painting verso of folio 163), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar lassoing the Russian demon (text recto; painting verso of folio 163), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Iskandar watching bathing maidens (text recto; painting verso of folio 164), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar watching bathing maidens (text recto; painting verso of folio 164), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khusraw, Shirin, Shapur and the girls telling stories (text recto; painting verso of folio 165), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Illuminated sarlawh of Haft Paykar (text recto; illumination verso of folio 181) sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Illuminated sarlawh of Haft Paykar (text recto; illumination verso of folio 181) sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Bahram Gur gains Ardashir’s quest of the crown (text recto; painting verso of folio 196), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Bahram Gur gains Ardashir’s quest of the crown (text recto; painting verso of folio 196), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Fitna carries a calf on her shoulder up a sixty-step tower (text verso; painting recto of folio 200), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Fitna carries a calf on her shoulder up a sixty-step tower (text verso; painting recto of folio 200), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Bahram and a courtly feast (text verso; painting recto of folio 210), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Bahram and a courtly feast (text verso; painting recto of folio 210), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Mahan confronted by demons finds his horse transformed into a seven-headed dragon (text recto; painting verso of folio 224), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Mahan confronted by demons finds his horse transformed into a seven-headed dragon (text recto; painting verso of folio 224), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Bahram Gur meeting a shepherd who hung his dog on a tree (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Bahram Gur meeting a shepherd who hung his dog on a tree (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Illuminated sarlawh of Sharaf-nama (Iskandar-nama), (text recto; illumination verso of folio 243), sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Illuminated sarlawh of Sharaf-nama (Iskandar-nama), (text recto; illumination verso of folio 243), sarlawh from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Battle between Iskandar and Dara (text verso; painting recto of folio 262), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Battle between Iskandar and Dara (text verso; painting recto of folio 262), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

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