By Shiva Mihan
Hafiz Sa‘d & the Court of Prince Baysunghur, written in Persian, is a pioneering study by Shiva Mihan which unveils an overlooked manuscript from the royal library of Prince Baysunghur in 15th-century Herat. He was one of the greatest patrons of Persian art and manuscript production in the Timurid period.
About the Author
Shiva Mihan earned her PhD in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Cambridge in 2018, with a prize-winning dissertation on Timurid manuscript production. She was a Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow at the Harvard Art Museums, and a Fellow of School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. She taught Islamic art at Washington University in St. Louis, before she joined the British Museum as the Curator of Islamic Collections (Persianate World) in 2024. Shiva Mihan is the founder and president of the Persian Manuscripts Association. She has authored numerous articles on Persian art and culture, with a special focus on the Timurid period.
This publication is a must-read for scholars and enthusiasts of Persian manuscript traditions, Timurid history, and literary heritage.
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