Overflap and Inside Cover of a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan Muhammad Nur|Mahmud Muzahib|Shaikh Zada|Nizami
Artist bio: Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536|Iranian, ca. 1500–1560|Iranian, active 1510–1550|present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja
Artist role: Calligrapher|Calligrapher|Artist|Author
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian|Iranian| 
Date: dated A.H. 931/1524–25 CE
Medium: Binding: leather; embossed, gold, and color 
Manuscript: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Dimensions: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913