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Faces of love Hafez and the poets of Shiraz introduced and translated by Dick Davis

Author:
Ḥāfiẓ active 14th century  Search this
Author:
Davis, Dick 1945-  Search this
Jahān Malik Khātūn active 14th century Dīvān English Selections  Search this
ʻUbayd Zākānī, Niẓām al-Dīn -approximately 1370 Poems Selections English  Search this
Subject:
Ḥāfiẓ active 14th century  Search this
Jahān Malik Khātūn active 14th century  Search this
Physical description:
506 pages 21 cm
Type:
Translations into English
Translations
Date:
2019
747-1500
Topic:
Persian poetry  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145436
view Gallery Guide: Visual Poetry digital asset number 1

Gallery Guide: Visual Poetry

Publisher:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this
Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Date created:
2003-01-02 00:00:00
Topic:
Arts  Search this
Visual Arts  Search this
World Studies  Search this
Asia  Search this
Manuscript Illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
Poems  Search this
Persia  Search this
Islamic  Search this
Muslim  Search this
Islam  Search this
Sufi  Search this
Middle East  Search this
Typical age range 8-10  Search this
Typical age range 10-12  Search this
Typical age range 12-14  Search this
Typical age range 14-16  Search this
Typical age range 16-18  Search this
Data source:
SI Center for Learning and Digital Access
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SCLDA_1345
view Album leaf; recto: The Elephant Atash Khan; verso: calligraphic panel digital asset number 1

Album leaf; recto: The Elephant Atash Khan; verso: calligraphic panel

Artist:
Attributed to Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 30.3 x 20.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 in)
Type:
Album
Origin:
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
Date:
ca. 1600
Period:
Adil Shahi dynasty
Topic:
elephant  Search this
poetry  Search this
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1997.16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37b590b33-a841-4ea1-adb0-5631644b735e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1997.16
Online Media:
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Persian historiography edited by Charles Melville ; sponsored by Persian Heritage Foundation (New York) and Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University

Author:
Melville, C. P (Charles Peter) 1951-  Search this
Persian Heritage Foundation (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Columbia University Center for Iranian Studies  Search this
Physical description:
lvi, 725 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Iran
Date:
2012
Topic:
Historiography--History  Search this
Historiography  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1118611
view Bowl digital asset number 1

Bowl

Medium:
Silver inlaid with gold and niello
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 3.2 x 11.2 x 11.2 cm (1 1/4 x 4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1500-1510
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.115
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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On View:
Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37e3ea469-fb29-4f3e-ae8e-62af870e6916
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.115
Online Media:
view Susanna and the Elders, folio from the <em>Gulshan Album</em> (Rose Garden album) digital asset number 1

Susanna and the Elders, folio from the Gulshan Album (Rose Garden album)

Medium:
Oil on paper (image); opaque watercolor and gold on paper (borders)
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 42.3 x 26.4 cm (16 5/8 x 10 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
India
Date:
ca. 1595
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Topic:
flower  Search this
bathing  Search this
poetry  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627)  Search this
Susanna  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1996.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
On View:
Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35db9cbcc-3544-4b9c-a1f2-f7b2218e46f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1996.9
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The necklace of the Pleiades studies in Persian literature presented to Heshmat Moayyad on his 80th birthday : 24 essays on Persian literature, culture and religion F.D. Lewis and S. Sharma (editions.)

Author:
Lewis, Franklin 1961-2022  Search this
Sharma, Sunil 1964-  Search this
Moayyad, Heshmat  Search this
Physical description:
380 pages illustration 24 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Iran
Date:
2010
Topic:
Persian literature--History and criticism  Search this
Persian poetry--History and criticism  Search this
Islamic literature--History and criticism  Search this
Littérature persane--Histoire et critique  Search this
Poésie persane--Histoire et critique  Search this
Littérature islamique--Histoire et critique  Search this
Islamic literature  Search this
Persian literature  Search this
Persian poetry  Search this
Persisch  Search this
Literatur  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158821
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Aromata in der iranischen Kultur unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der persischen Dichtung von Mehr Ali Newid

Author:
Newid, Mehr Ali  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 351 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 25 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Iran
Neupersische
Persisch
Date:
2010
Geschichte
Topic:
Perfumes  Search this
Odors  Search this
Spices  Search this
Odors in literature  Search this
Persian poetry--History and criticism  Search this
Parfums  Search this
Odeurs  Search this
Épices  Search this
Odeurs dans la littérature  Search this
Poésie persane--Histoire et critique  Search this
Persian poetry  Search this
Literatur  Search this
Duftstoff  Search this
Kultur  Search this
Persisch  Search this
Riechstoff  Search this
Riechstoff--Motiv--Dichtung  Search this
Dichtung--Motiv--Riechstoff  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153266
view Stolen Collection of Persian Poetry Found With Help of 'Indiana Jones of the Art World' Goes on Auction digital asset number 1

Stolen Collection of Persian Poetry Found With Help of 'Indiana Jones of the Art World' Goes on Auction

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:30:53 +0000
Topic:
Custom RSS  Search this
See more posts:
Smithsonian Article Database
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_13a443b51a01bd1710dc359ad045d27c
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An exhibition of calligraphy creations in Siýh Mashq by Shah Abdullah Alamee

Author:
Alamee, Shah Abdullah  Search this
Host institution:
Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature  Search this
Physical description:
1 unpaged volume color illustrations 15 x 21 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Date:
2020
Topic:
Calligraphy, Persian  Search this
Persian poetry  Search this
Calligraphie persane  Search this
Poésie persane  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158184
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Alexander the Great in the Persian tradition history, myth and legend in medieval Iran Haila Manteghi

Author:
Manteghi, Haila  Search this
Subject:
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C In literature  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C Romances History and criticism  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C In literature  Search this
Alexander the Great 356 B.C.-323 B.C Romances History and criticism  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (chiefly color) 23 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Place:
Iran
Date:
2018
Topic:
Persian literature--Themes, motives  Search this
Literature and folklore  Search this
Literature and history  Search this
18.66 Iranian languages  Search this
Literature  Search this
Romances  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1147487
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Layli & Majnun Nezami Ganjavi ; translated from the Persian with an introduction and notes by Dick Davis

Title:
Layli and Majnun
Author:
Niẓāmī Ganjavī 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203  Search this
Writer of added text:
Davis, Dick 1945-  Search this
Author:
Container of (expression): Niẓāmī Ganjavī 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 Laylī va Majnūn English  Search this
Subject:
Niẓāmī Ganjavī 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 Laylī va Majnūn  Search this
Niẓāmī Ganjavī 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Nizami Ganjavi 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 Layli va Majnun  Search this
Ni₃αm+ Ganjav+ 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
xxxvi, 280 pages 21 cm
Type:
Translations into English
Text
Poetry
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Translations
Persian poetry
Poésie
Place:
Neupersisches
Date:
2020
12th century
Geschichte Mittelalter
Topic:
Persian poetry  Search this
Romances, Persian--History and criticism  Search this
Romances, Persian  Search this
Epos  Search this
Call number:
PK6501.L33 D38613 2020
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157301
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Beholding beauty Sa'di of Shiraz and the aesthetics of desire in medieval Persian poetry by Domenico Ingenito

Author:
Ingenito, Domenico  Search this
Subject:
Saʻdī Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Sa'di Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
xx, 697 pages illustrations (some color) 25 cm
Type:
Books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Date:
2021
Topic:
Aesthetics in literature  Search this
Esthétique dans la littérature  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1146354
view Sword digital asset number 1

Sword

Donor Name:
Victor J. Evans  Search this
Culture:
Persian  Search this
Object Type:
Sword
Place:
Iran, Asia
Accession Date:
20 Mar 1931
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
113605
USNM Number:
E361712-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b7632e7-d4f8-43c5-b358-abc5b10dcb58
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8408698
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Leyli et Majnn de J́mi illustř par les miniatures d'Orient traduction du persan et notes de Leili Anvar ; přface de Leili Anvar ; direction scientifique de l'iconographie, introductions et commentaires des oeuvres de Patrick Ringgenberg et Amina Taha-Hussein Okada

Author:
Jāmī 1414-1492  Search this
Editor:
Anvar, Laylī  Search this
Ringgenberg, Patrick  Search this
Okada, Amina  Search this
Physical description:
429 pages color illustrations, color map 34 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2021
747-1500
Topic:
Persian poetry  Search this
Love poetry, Persian  Search this
Poésie persane  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158025
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Allegory in Iranian cinema the aesthetics of poetry and resistance Michelle Langford

Author:
Langford, Michelle  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 278 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Iran
Date:
2019
Topic:
Motion pictures  Search this
Allegory  Search this
Allégorie  Search this
Ästhetik  Search this
Widerstand  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157530
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Persian Poetry, Painting & Patronage : Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece

Author:
Simpson, Marianna Shreve  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
1997
Citation:
Simpson, Marianna Shreve. 1997. Persian Poetry, Painting & Patronage : Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp., 84 pp.
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_151986
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Persian Poetry, Painting & Patronage : Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece

Author:
Simpson, Marianna Shreve  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1997
Citation:
Simpson, Marianna Shreve. 1997. Persian Poetry, Painting & Patronage : Illustrations in a Sixteenth-Century Masterpiece. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.890199.39088015778053.
Identifier:
151986
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.890199.39088015778053
ISBN:
0-300-07483-2
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_151986
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Reading, writing and recitation : Sanāʼi and the origins of the Persian ghazal / by Franklin D. Lewis

Author:
Lewis, Franklin Dean  Search this
Subject:
Sanāʼī al-Ghaznavī, Abū al-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam d. ca. 1150 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
3 vol. in 1 (xvi 624 leaves)
Type:
Microforms
Date:
1995
Topic:
Persian poetry--History and criticism  Search this
Ghazal  Search this
Sufi poetry  Search this
Call number:
MFC 0108
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_890681
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Medieval Persian court poetry / Julie Scott Meisami

Author:
Meisami, Julie Scott 1937-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 345 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1987
C1987
747-1500
Topic:
Persian poetry--History and criticism  Search this
Call number:
PK6416 .M45
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_871978

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