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A King's Book of Kings
US $50.00
Title: A King's Book of Kings
Publisher: Yassavoli Publications
Author: Karamatollah Afsar
Publication Date: Third edition 2000
Language: English-French- German-Persian
62 Pages
Format: Hardbound, 35?0 cm
ISBN: 964-306-034-9
Price: US $50
Persian literature has made splendid contributions to the world literature.
Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) composed in the 10th century by Ferdowsi is the Crown Jewel of the Persian literature and is cherished by all Iranians (including non-Persian ethnic groups) as well as Persian speaking societies of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Central Asia.
Twenty-eight miniatures from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasb, from the Houten collection, are the illustrations for Ferdowsi's epics which are rendered into French, English and German and gathered in the present volume. The paintings selected and reproduced in this album all come from a manuscript which is generally regarded as one of the high points of Persian art, and it has been listed by some connoisseurs among the world's finest artistic masterpieces.
