The Poems of Nizami,
Described by Laurence Binyon.
London, The Studio Limited, 1928
The full list of illustrations included are as follows:
- Page of decoration
- Page of decoration (fol. 153 of the MS)
- Nushirwan listening to the owls on the ruined palace. By Mirak.
- The complaint of the old woman to Sultan Sanjar.
- The Physicians' duel.
- The portrait of Khusru shown to Shirin by Sharpur. By Mirza Ali.
- Shirin bathing, seen by Khosru. By Sultan Muhammad.
- The return of Shapur to Khosru. By Sultan Muhammad.
- Khosru enthroned. By Mirak.
- Khosru and Shirin listening at night to stories told by Shirin's maids. By Mirak.
- Barbad playing music to Khosru. By Mirza Ali.
- Majnun in chains brought by an old beggar-woman to Laila's tent. By Mir Sayyid Ali.
- Majnun in the desert, among the wild animals. By Mirak.
- The ascent of the Prophet to heaven.
- Bahram hunting the lion.
- Bahram hunting the wild ass. by Muzaffar Ali.
First edition; 4to; sixteen colour plates, a little spotting to original preliminary and terminal blanks, otherwise near-fine, later binding of half-red morocco over marbled boards, top edge gilt, spine a little faded, otherwise very handsome.
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