{"product_id":"treasures-of-herat-barbara-brend-9781909942547","title":"Treasures of Herat: Two Manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated reference book for students and scholars of Persian art, poetry, and literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With this book, Barbara Brend provides thorough consideration of two celebrated Persian manuscripts housed in the British Library. These two copies of the \u003ci\u003eKhamsah\u003c\/i\u003e (Quintet) a set of five narrative poems by twelfth-century poet Nizami, a master of allegorical poetry in Persian literature, were produced in Herat in the fifteenth century, one of the greatest periods of Persian painting. Although well known, the manuscripts have never before been written about in relation to each other. Brend tells the story of each poem and the painting that illustrates it, and she formally analyzes the images, placing them in their historical and artistic context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The images from both highly prized manuscripts are beautifully reproduced in color, and the ownership history of one of the manuscripts--recorded in the form of seal impressions and inscriptions-- is also included. Ursula Sims-Williams provides a translation and commentary of these important marks of ownership which identify the Mughal rulers Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb, among many others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Brend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1909942545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909942547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gingko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 9.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Barbara Brend","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074102587647,"sku":"9781909942547","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b9de544-72cd-40dd-8e38-afe7fb0c6390.jpg?v=1685451794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/treasures-of-herat-barbara-brend-9781909942547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}