Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar|Zain al-'Abidin al-Tabrizi|Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur|Iranian|Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad
Artist role: Author|Illuminator|Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian|Iranian
Date: text: dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in|Made in Isfahan|Herat |  Iran|present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963