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Title
Princeton's great Persian Book of kings
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Peck Shahnama
Shahnama
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Princeton University (author)
Marlow, Louise (author)
Simpson, Marianna Shreve, 1949- (author)
Princeton University. Art Museum (organizer host institution)
Subject
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Exhibitions (LCSH)
Firdawsī. Shāhnāmah--Illustrations--Exhibitions. (LCSH)
Peck Shahnama--Illustrations--Exhibitions. (LCSH)
Princeton University--Exhibitions. (LCSH)
Peck, Clara S., 1896-1983--Exhibitions. (LCSH)
Princeton University
Firdawsi (CCT)
Princeton University
Manuscripts, Persian--Exhibitions (CCT)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Exhibitions (CCT)
Princeton University
Shāhnāmah (Firdawsī)
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
Manuscripts, Persian
Genre Form
Exhibition catalogs
Exhibition catalogs (LCGFT)
Language
English (eng)
Illustrative Content
illustrations
maps
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Classification
LCC: ND3399.F5 P75 2015 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 709.5 full
J238.5 (Source: clc)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
still image (sti)
Summary
"Princeton's Great Persian Book of Kings presents the first comprehensive examination of a beautifully decorated yet relatively unknown manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), created in 1589-90 in the flourishing cultural center of Shiraz. Held by Princeton University and called the Peck Shahnama after its donor, the work ranks among the finest intact 16th-century Persian manuscripts in the United States. Composed more than one thousand years ago, the epic poem Shahnama narrates the story of Iran from the dawn of time to the 7th century A.D. Its 50,000 verses and countless tales of Iran's ancient kings and heroes have been a vital source of artistic inspiration in Persian culture for centuries. Author Marianna Shreve Simpson offers a detailed discussion of the Peck Shahnama, including its origins, history, and artistic characteristics. All of the manuscript's intricately illuminated and illustrated folios are reproduced with stunning new photography, and each is accompanied by commentary on its narrative themes and artistic presentation. An essay by Louise Marlow explores the manuscript's extensive marginal glosses, an unusual feature of the Peck Shahnama."--Publisher's description
Table Of Contents
The Peck Shahnama : from Shiraz to Princeton / Marianna Shreve Simpson
Marginalia in the Peck Shahnama / Louise Marlow
Catalogue / Marianna Shreve Simpson
Appendix 1 : dimensions, references, and reproductions
Appendix 2 : terms used in Firdausi's text and glossed in the marginalia
Authorized Access Point
Princeton University Princeton's great Persian Book of kings
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