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Lovely miniatures in a c.1590-3 imperial illuminated manuscript of The Memoirs of the Mughal Emperor Babur (r.1526-30)
British Library OR 3714, f. 378r + 379r
"Originally written in Chaghatai Turkish and translated into Persian at his grandson Akbar’s request by Mīrzā ʻAbd al-Raḥīm Khān."
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digital scan of f.378r, illuminated manuscript miniature panting depicting a herd of Asian Elephants in a landscape [with Persian text]
digital scan of f.379r, illuminated manuscript miniature panting depicting a pair of Indian Rhinoceroses in a landscape [with Persian text]
Feb 17, 2025, 07:29 PM·Public·Mastodon for iOS
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