The Shahnamah of Firdausi produced for the Timurid Muhammad Juki (a grandson of Timur) in the 1440s is one of the finest surviving Persian manuscripts produced between the heyday of Baysunghur’s academy in Heart and the appearance of Bihzad. It has thirty-one exquisite miniature paintings depicting scenes from the epic tale and fine illumination on two pages. The manuscript was presented to the RAS in 1834 by Lt. Col. C.J. Doyle who had probably received it ...
