This is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusraus Khamsah; in which twenty discourses are followed by a brief parable; and four romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) lived the greater part of adventurous life in Delhi; he composed in Persian; and also in Hindi. From the point of view of manuscript illustration; his most important work is his Khamsah (Quintet). Khusraus position as a link between cultures of Persia and India means that the early illustrated copies of the Khamsah have a particular interest. The first extant exemplar is from the Persian area in the late 14th century; but a case can be made that work was probably illustrated earlier in India.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. textbook qualityBy S. McCabeNot what I expected. Should be a part of the GLSD high school history curriculum.