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FIVE FOLIOS FROM THE SHAHNAMA AND A CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION Herat, Afghanistan, late 15th century? Persian manuscript on paper, the Timurid - Turcoman folios in nasta'liq script, including sections of the story of Garsivaz, Bizhan, and Afrashiab, illuminated in opaque pigments with falconers before an enthroned king in a garden, and the courtly love scene of Faranguis and Siavash, the martyrdom of Siavash, and the beheading of Houman by Bizhan at the battle of the Twelve Rukhs, some illustrations unfinished, the preparatory drawing evident underneath, mounted, framed and glazed, 21.5cm x 10.5cm, 35cm x 24.5cm including frame; and a calligraphic exercise folio in black ink on paper in thuluth script, embellished with scattered stylised leaves in gold, mounted, framed and glazed, 6cm x 20.2cm, 20cm x 34cm including frame.? Provenance of the five folios: Sotheby's London, 22 May 1986, lot 469.Notes: Islamic & Indian Art