The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp: The Persian Book of Kings Hardcover – April 29, 2014

The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp is the pinnacle of all persian miniature paintings. The pages have been divided into different museum and private collections. Only in a book like this, all the paintings in this masterpiece can be united. This is the ONLY book with a complete set of painting in COLOR in large formats.Most of the illustrations are reproduced spectacularly in terms of both color and details, while a handful of the plates suffer from low-resolution photographing. Fortunately, the bad plates are few, and their originals are artistically mediocre in the first place.The descriptions are minimum(one line title for each plate), you need another book to explain the storyline.(I am commenting on the deluxe edition from 2011)

Amazing. This slightly cheaper (smaller) version of Shelia Canby's Shahnama of Shah Tasmap is just as good as the now out of print original. The illustrations are of a very high quality, with a few exceptions no doubt caused by images provided by outside collectors. For anyone interested in Safavid art or Persian illumination this work is mandatory since it represents arguably the high point of technical sophistication in Islamic illuminated texts. If you balk at the price please consider that prior to this version a complete set of the illustrations was only obtainable in a book that cost more than $1000.

A beautifully produced book that includes full-page reproductions of all the miniatures from this fabulous manuscriptthat was--in an act of appalling vandalism--dismembered and dispersed among several separate collections around the world..

A gorgeous volume which promises to provide years of viewing pleasure. It helps to have access to the translation of the actual Book of Kings, so that the episodes illustrated can be consulted for details.

Spectacular illustrations. Wish the poem in English was included somehow

Bought this as a gift for my father. He loves it and displays it proudly. Gorgeous book; highly recommend!

Beautiful cover. Love it, the perfect coffee table book. My favorite book of all time.

Very Pricey!!! However...well worth it for the Art Collection of our family!