Feasting on the Shahnameh

Munizha Ahmad-CookeStories from the Collection 2 Comments

Amongst the manuscripts we hold at the Trust is Abolqasem Ferdawsi’s tenth-century epic Persian poem, the Shahnameh, copied in Samarkand in 1604. When I first applied for the Administrator post, this felt like an added reason to work here, as my name derives from that of Manizheh, the daughter of King Afrasyab and the heroine of the love story ‘Bizhan and Manizheh’ told in the Shahnameh. That this story was housed here reinforced the personal affinity I have always felt with the Trust. However, while I was aware of my …

Some Recent Acquisitions

Ursula Sims-WilliamsBook Notes Leave a Comment

Arts of the Hellenized East : precious metalwork and gems of the pre-Islamic era Arts of the Hellenized East: precious metalwork and gems of the pre-Islamic era / Martha L. Carter ; with contributions by Prudence O. Harper and Pieter Meyers. London: Thames & Hudson, 2015. The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. Hardcover | ISBN 9780500970690 | December 2015 424 pages | 350+ colour illustrations | 9 in × 11.2 in × 1.7 in This is the sixth volume in Thames & Hudson’s series exploring the treasures of The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. …