Abstract
The evidence of the illustrated and illuminated manuscripts shows that Firdausi's Shahnama became popular in the Ottoman court in the early 15th century. Firdausi's text was translated into Turkish prose for the Ottoman sultan Murad II. A selected Persian text from Firdausi's Shahnama was also copied, and illuminated for Sultan Mehmed II. Some samples of Turkman manuscripts must have reached the manuscript treasury of Mehmed II. Although it is not clear how it reached Istanbul, a Shahnama of Firdausi dated 899/1494, including more than 300 illustrations, was prepared for the treasury of Sultan 'Ali Mirza. The keen interest of Ottoman courtiers in the Shahnama of Firdausi led to the collection of rich samples of illustrated copies in the manuscript treasury. This also led to production of a series of illustrated histories of the Ottoman Sultans in prose and verse and thus enriched the art of the book in Ottoman Turkey. Keywords:Art; book; Firdausi; illustration; Istanbul; Mehmed II; Ottoman court; Ottoman Turkey; Persian text; Shahnama
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