Pearls of Parrot India: The Walters Art Museum Khamsa of Amir Khusraw of Delhi

by John Seyller

Amir Khusraw Dihlawi (1253-1325) was one of the most famous Mughal poets of the Indian subcontinent and the self-styled Parrot of India. His Pearls of poetry are seen here in his Khamsa, one of the most admired texts in the Islamic world. This copy marks the culmination of the development of the deluxe Mughal manuscript in the 1590s. The writing of the Walters Khamsa fell to the most highly esteemed calligrapher of the day, Muhammad Jusayn al-Kashmiri,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911886516
• ISBN13: 9780911886511
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"