Mirror of the Invisible World: Tales from the Khamseh of NizamiIn this volume three stories from Persian poem the Khamseh - "Khosrow and Shirin," "Layla and Majnum," and "The Seven Princesses" - have been told with abridgement in prose. They are augmented by color reproductions of Persian miniatures based on an early 16th manuscript dated 1524/25. |
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Mirror of the Invisible World: Tales from the Khamseh of Nizami Peter J. Chelkowski No preview available - 2012 |
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