Persian Manuscripts : Sāqīʻnāmah

Ṭughrā-yi Mashhadī, active 17th century; طغرای مشهدی

Persian Manuscripts

<p style='text-align: justify;'>The <i>Sāqīʻnāmah</i> (Book of the Cupbearer) by Ṭughrā-yi Mashhadī (fl. 17th c.), praises the consumption of wine, a theme long celebrated in Persian poetry. Completed by Kavās̱ir Pandit, probably in the Mughal Empire on Sunday, 28 Ẕī-al-Ḥijjah 112 AH (5 June 1701 CE), this manuscript commences with a finely iluminated headpiece and features elegant, clear script copied on dull mauve-coloured paper.</p>

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