{"product_id":"the-windsor-shahnama-of-1648-b-w-robinson-9781903470534","title":"The Windsor Shahnama of 1648","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Shahnama (Book of Kings), which chronicles the history of Iran from the Creation to the Islamic conquest, was written by the poet Firdawsi at the turn of the eleventh century. Its central importance to Iranian culture is reflected in the thousands of copies made since then, many superbly illustrated and produced for royal and other powerful patrons. One of these copies, presented to Queen Victoria in 1839, is one of the finest treasures among the collection of Islamic manuscripts now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. Its 148 colorful images show heroes, mythical beasts, and bloody combats and are complemented by particularly sumptuous marginal illumination in gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB. W. Robinson relates the history of the Shahnama's composition, and describes the Windsor manuscript and the circumstances under which it came to Britain. He also provides a lively summary of the narrative to accompany black-and-white illustrations of every painting. Over 50 of these are also shown in full-color plates. Eleanor Sims discusses in detail the likely attribution of the paintings in the Windsor volume, and compares other seventeenth-century Shahnama manuscripts; she also examines the wider cultural milieu reflected in the paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. W. Robinson, Eleanor Sims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1903470536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781903470534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.47h x 8.84w x 1.00d","brand":"B. W. Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634585563391,"sku":"9781903470534","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bba20b2-1889-4887-9db9-b3d1a91c65bd.jpg?v=1703589991","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-windsor-shahnama-of-1648-b-w-robinson-9781903470534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}