Cleveland Museum of Art
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520) · calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550
The book’s name means “rose garden” in Persian; just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers, the contents are a collection of anecdotes.
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