Shāhnāmah. شاهنامه

Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department, Lewis O 50. 1575. Clearly written copy with one preface and 45 thickly painted miniatures; the colophon is missing from the end. An introductory illustration shows Firdawsī meeting Sulṭān Maḥmūd Ghaznavī (f. 1r). Labels in the illustrations identifying some of the characters were added by a later hand. One page is in its unfinished state with a blank left for the illustration (f. 477v) and all pages subsequent to that are missing rubrications and some rules. OPenn: go to OPenn