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Title: BIHZAD AND HIS PAINTINGS IN THE ZAFAR-NAMAH MS.
Description: Bernard Quaritch Limited, 1930. 1st Ed. Slim 4to. [viii] + 25pp. + [vii] blank. Colour frontis., 6 double page colour plates, 2 b/w. plates. Tissue guards present, some very light marginal browning, e.ps. very lightly browned, gilt lettered vellum backed pale grey boards, lightly soiled, sl. wear at corners, t.e.g. rest uncut. ¶ Kamal ud-Din Behzad, also known as Kamal al-din Bihzad or Kamaleddin Behzad, was a Persian painter and head of the Royal Ateliers in Herat and Tabriz during the late Timurid and early Safavid Periods. He is regarded as marking the highpoint of the great tradition of Islamic miniature painting.

Keywords: ART; ORIENTAL ART

Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Francis Edwards Booksellers
- Book number: 289077

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