The Art of the book: Persian miniatures from the Shahnameh

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Date
1978
Summary
Examines the illumination of the Persian manuscript, Shahnameh, the epic written by the 10th century poet Firdawsei about the ancient legends and history of the mythological and historical kings of Iran.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Subjects
Asian Culture; Irani Culture; Literature, Print Culture; Fine Arts; Literature, Print Culture; Fine Arts, Photography; Illumination of books and manuscripts Iran; Manuscripts, Persian; Shāhnāmah
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
30 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Oleg Grabar. Producer, Robert Kuretsky ; filmmaker, Iraj Gorgin.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089844; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1163; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/728; OCLC: ocm08585832; Catalog Key: alephsys001094407

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