Persian Manuscript: 'Masnavi i Ma'navi of Jalul ud-Din al-Rumi'

Persian

British Library

1295

An illuminated and illustrated copy of this influential mystic poem. This is probably the earliest copy of the complete poem and the oldest illustrated Persian book in Europe.

• Medium: ink
• ArtFunded in: 1912
• Presented by Henry Van den Bergh through The Art Fund

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