Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)

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Painting · c. 1307 · Tabriz · Middle East

The first 'world history': its illustrations show China, India, Europe and the prophets

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Author: Rashid al-Din (text)
Style: Persian miniature — The book painting as a garden: jewel-bright pigments, high horizon, no shadows
Century: 14th century

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