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[Wellcome MS Persian 474]. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
[Wellcome MS Persian 474].
- Date:
- 1411
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Also known as
Kitab-i viladat-i Iskandar.
Book of birth of Iskandar.
Iskandar Horoscope.
Description
Called Kitab-i viladat-i Iskandar - 'The book of birth of Iskandar' or 'Iskandar horoscope' - this manuscript contains the horosocope of a Timurid prince, Iskandar Sultan. Personal horoscopes were quite common in the medieval Middle East, but this one is one of the finest examples of its kind. Written in 1411 by the court astrologer of Iskandar Sultan.
Publication/Creation
1411.
Physical description
86 fol. ; 265 x 170 mm
References note
For full details see 'A descriptive and analytical catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine' / by Fateme Keshavarz. London, 1986
Notes
29 lines; Naskh script (calligraphic hand) ; subtitles, quotations and numbers in red, blue and gold; medium thick Oriental paper; possibility of one missing folio after f.4; three illuminated head-pieces; minute drawings of birds, animals and plants in the margins; end-paper; European leather binding; dated A.H. 813 / A.D. 1411].
Numerous other images exist of pages from this manuscript in Wellcome Images under the search 'Iskandar'
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Epic Iran" at the V&A, 29th May - 12th September 2021
Language note
Naskh script.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesMS Persian 474 (SR)By appointment Manual request Note