Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis (narrative poems): Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous)
Text c. 1500–1520; painting, borders, and illuminations added 1603–7
Text copied by Sultan-Ali Mashhadi (Persian, active early 1500s) for Badi al-Zaman Mirza, ruler of Herat
Painted insets and borders by Mushfiq (Indian, active 1580s–early 1600s)
Text copied in Herat
Painting, borders, and illuminations made in the Deccan for Mughal minister Abd al-Rahim the Khan Khanan
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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