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Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
History note: Square ownership stamp on f.ib. Owned by William Morris, with his bookplate, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith. Owned in 1900 by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, with his signature on first flyleaf.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen
1620 - 1621
Accession number: MS 311
Primary reference Number: 243216
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ferdowsi's Shahnameh" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/243216 Accessed: 2024-12-26 18:09:48
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