File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 22a.jpg

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Falnamah ('Book of Divination')  wikidata:Q107663675 reasonator:Q107663675
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Falnamah ('Book of Divination')
label QS:Len,"Falnamah ('Book of Divination')"
label QS:Lfa,"فالنامه"
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Object type manuscript Edit this at Wikidata
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This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site.
Date circa 1610-30
Medium ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation India, the Deccan, probably Golconda
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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Description Falnamah ('Book of Divination')
Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections

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