cover image: An episode from the story of Layla va Majnun

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An episode from the story of Layla va Majnun

Folio from a dispersed copy of Layla va Majnun; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration: An episode of the story of Layla va Majnun; verso: text, 2 columns, 12 lines. Border: The text is set in multicolor rulings on a gold-sprinkled deep-blue ground. The painting is set in multicolor rulings on a gold-sprinkled yellow ground. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931)
india art muslims arts of the islamic world nasta'liq script majnun layla
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
16th century
Dates
16th century
Format
Color and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 14.9 x 11 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/16 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1923.6
Rights
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/562893feb3a1bde06447f5772973da30

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