1875 Chromolithograph Persian Manuscript Illustration Arabic Border LOR1 XGHB2 Ed-U-Card Library

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1875 Chromolithograph Persian Manuscript Illustration Arabic Border LOR1 XGHB2 Ed-U-Card LibraryThis is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that provides two different examples of manuscript decoration from historical Persia. The upper illustration is from the frontispiece of the Shahnameh, a long poem written by Persian poet Ferdowsi around the first century CE. A unique feature of this illustration, which may be difficult to see in the digital image, is the use of gold ink which not only shimmers when it catches the light but also