Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Prince Humay before Princess Humayun’s Palace
  • Creator: Junayd, miniature painter
  • Description: The lovers come together despite the efforts of the princess’s father to stop their union.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Public domain
  • Subject (See Also): Astrology Islam Khwaju Kirmani (Persian author, 1281-1352 or 1361) Love Palaces
  • Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean
  • Century: 14
  • Date: 1396
  • Related Work: Khwaju Kirmani, Divan [Collected Poems]
  • Current Location: London, British Library, Add. 18113, fol. 26v
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Paper; Watercolor; Ink; Gold
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  • Height/Width/Length(cm): 19 cm/ 7.5"/32 cm/ 12.6"/
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