Illuminated Frontispiece of a  Bustan of Sa`di
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan Muhammad Nur
Artist bio: Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 920/ 1514 CE
Medium: Folio: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Binding: Leather
Dimensions: Manuscript: H. 11 in. (28 cm)
                     W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm)
                      D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to|Made in probably Bukhara|Herat |  present-day Uzbekistan|present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1974
Accession year: 1974