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[VIDÉO] Exceptional traceability of a 16th century Persian manuscript
Rim Mezghani, founder of the auction house Rim Enchères, unveils a remarkable 16th century Persian manuscript : The Book of Kings (Shahnameh) by Ferdowsi. Thanks to the contribution of French art scholars, Rim Enchères has traced back the list of its multiple owners since the 17th century.
This majestic work was part of the collection of the princes of Tâlesh (Iranian governorate covering the north-western region of Iran and the south of the current Republic of Azerbaijan), who passed it on to their successive heirs, across generations. Several owners' seals and bookplates display eminent personalities of this lineage, revealing the manuscript’s course from the mid-17th century to the end of the 19th century.
Arriving in France prior to 1925, it was acquired by a private collector, and kept since then within the same family for nearly a hundred years.
[ A Persan manuscript without illustrations : Shahnama (Book Of Kings) of Firdousi, from The library of the Governors of Khanat-I Tâlesh, Iran, Shiraz, Circa 1560. Acquired in France before 1925. - 45 x 27,4 cm. 11 kg. 10.000/15.000 euros ]
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