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Ferdowsi's Shahnameh: MS 311

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

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Notes

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.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen

Dating

1620 - 1621

Identification numbers

Accession number: MS 311
Primary reference Number: 243216
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 2 September 2020 Updated: Tuesday 22 August 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 22 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: 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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