Haft Paykar, by Nizami Ganjavi

An image of Illuminated Manuscript. Haft Paykar (The Seven Beauties, 1197). Also called Bahram-Nama. Nizami Ganjavi (Persian, 1141 to 1209). Sixteenth century edition.

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Illuminated Manuscript. Haft Paykar (The Seven Beauties, 1197). Also called Bahram-Nama. Nizami Ganjavi (Persian, 1141 to 1209). Sixteenth century edition.

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Accession Number: MS 18-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
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Image width: 1024 pixels
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Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2015:09:14 16:05:38

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16th Century _WF_Adtd Arabic Bahram-Nama Bahramnameh calligraphic calligraphy epic Fitz_MSPB Iranian Islamic manuscript Nezami Nizami Nizami Ganjavi Persian sagas script Seven Beauties stories story texts The Seven Beauties

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