Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar

Medium: Binding: Leather, gold, and color; carved, impressed, and gilded Text-block: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 13 (33 cm) W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Department: Islamic Art
Classification: Codices
Dated: ca. 1600
Pixels: 2619 × 3875
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Farid al-Din `Attar. Binding and Text-Block for the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), ca. 1600. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.