Shahnameh

Folio from the Book of Kings
16th-Century Folio from Persia’s "Book of Kings" Sells for $9.1 million
London - In a rare appearance at auction, a magnificent folio from the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh has sold for £8,061,700 / $9,091,179.
Folio from the Book of Kings
Sotheby’s to Offer 16th-Century Folio from Persia’s “Book of Kings”
London — The Shahnameh – or ‘Book of Kings’ – made for Shah Tahmasp of Persia (r.1524-76) is one of the finest illustrated manuscripts in existence.