Perspectives on Persian painting: illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah

This Is A Detailed Study Of The Illustrations To Amir Khusrau's Khamsah, In Which Twenty Discourses Are Followed By A Brief Parable, And Four Romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) Lived The Greater Part Of Adventurous Life In Delhi; He Composed In Persian, And Also In Hindi. From The Point Of View Of Manuscript Illustration, His Most Important Work Is His Khamsah (quintet'). Khusrau's Position As A Link Between Cultures Of Persia And India Means That The Early Illustrated Copies Of The Khamsah Have A Particular Interest. The First Extant Exemplar Is From The Persian Area In The Late 14th Century, But A Case Can Be Made That Work Was Probably Illustrated Earlier In India.