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Folio 135b, Rustam and the Seven Warriors at the Hunting Ground of Afrasiyab, from the Shah Tahmasp Shahnamah.

Created in 16th century Safavid Tabriz, this masterpiece blends Timurid and Turcoman styles in radiant colour, gold and silver.

#Shahnamah

If I had to pick a single image to sum up my day-to-day work @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, it would be a frontispiece in lapis blue and gold like this one from a 1494 copy the #Shahnamah of #Firdawsi. Still, I never get tired of them 💙💛 #persian #manuscripts www.fihrist.org.uk/catalog/manu...