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Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja by Nizami — VisualArtsDB

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Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

1524–1525

Medium: Binding: leather; embossed, gold, and color Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm) W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm) D. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Genre: Codices
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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