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The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto)
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These two pages are from a manuscript that evidently was written and illustrated for the library (at Herat) of the Timurid king Shah Rukh, the son of Timur (Tamerlane). The Majma' al-Tawarikh traced the history of the world, beginning with the prophets of the Old Testament until the reign of Shah Rukh.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto), 1425–50. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Opaque watercolor and ink on paper; image: 11 x 25.7 cm (4 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.); overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); text area: 22.6 x 22.8 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1931.452.a
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