Folio from a dispersed copy of Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; recto, The birth of Manuchehr; verso, Salm and Tur learned about Manuchehr's act, The message of Salm and Tur to Manuchehr

Mughal Court Mughal School Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text:The birth of Manuchehr, four columns, thirty-five lines; verso: text: Salm and Tur learned about Manuchehr's act, The message of Salm and Tur to Manuchehr, headings in gold, four columns, thirty-five lines. Border: The recto and verso are set in gold, green, and red rulings with an inner frame of gold floral and leaf scroll on a blue ground, and an outer frame with landscape, and animal motifs. Arthur M. Sackler Collection A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)