Lithographed Editions of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah Online

A collection of thirteen extremely rare illustrated lithographed editions of Firdawsi's famous national epic of Persia, The Book of Kings. Beyond their importance as historically produced texts, some editions are noteworthy for their calligraphy. Particularly the illustrations in the Iranian editions are quite appealing and have been produced by major artists of the day.

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Bombay.
Huva jild-i avval-i Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1858
Kitāb Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1859
Kitāb Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1849
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1846
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1855
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1888
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1890

Lucknow.
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1870

Tabrīz.
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1858
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1898

Tehran.
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1851
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1889
Shāhnāmah-i
Date: 1901

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Lithographed Editions of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah Online, advisor: U. Marzolph, Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2007 <http://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/lithographed-editions>

Lithographed Editions of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah Online

Bombay.

Lucknow.

Tabrīz.

Tehran.