Florence Shahnameh
Florence Shahname[1][2] is the oldest surviving manuscript of Shahnameh. It dates from 614 AH (1217 CE, 800 years ago), almost 200 years after the final completion of Shahnameh by Ferdowsi. It is a very important manuscript, because it contains old forms of many words. It was discovered in 1978 by an Italian scholar in the National Central Library of Florence. Prior to the discovery of this manuscript, the manuscript of London was considered the oldest surviving manuscript (675 AH, 1276-1277 CE). Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh used this manuscript in his edition of Shahnameh. Older editions of Shahnameh like the Moscow Edition, didn't use this manuscript, because it was not discovered yet at that time. Unfortunately, this manuscript is incomplete and contains only half of the Shahnameh. The Shahnameh of Florence contains no illustration.
References
- ^ "Manuscripts". heritageinstitute.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "BOOK OF THE KINGS, FROM FLORENCE TO DIGITAL". florencedailynews.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.