DiezAlbumsStudyingTheKoran.jpg

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Description DiezAlbumsStudyingTheKoran.jpg	A Mongol prince studying the Koran. Illustration of Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih. Tabriz (?), 1st quarter of 14th century. Water colours on paper. Original size: 20.3 cm x 26.7 cm. Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Orientabteilung, Diez A fol. 70, p. 8 no.1. This seems to be a tent mosque. The inscription above the arch on the left, which is either the entrance or the Mihrab, reads "Allah is the ruler" (or similar). Note: the proportions given in the source seem rather inconsistent with those of the image.
Date	14 ^th century date QS:P,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source	Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 266
Author	unknown / (of the reproduction) Staatsbibliothek Berlin/Schacht

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