Epic artwork of the Persian Book of Kings
By Vincent Dowd Arts reporter, BBC News
The Epic of the Persian Kings exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge features illustrations inspired by the Shahnameh – poet Ferdowsi’s Book of Kings – on its 1,000th anniversary.
Ferdowsi’s “Shahnameh”
The book of kings
A new exhibition shows Persian miniatures at their finest
The Epic of the Persian Kings exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge runs until 9 January 2011.
Courtesy : K.F.Keravala