Title: Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Date: 1475–1675
Artist:  Abu'l Qasim Firdausi 
Artist bio: Iranian, Paj ca. 940/41–1020 Tus
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Leather; tooled and gilded; ink on paper
Dimensions: H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
W. 13 in. (33 cm)
D. 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Geography: Attributed to Tabriz   Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY