Timur within a royal garden
Date Description Source Reference
14th century?  One very decorated yurt, topped by a much decorated vent cover is out of cause position revealing the vent, the roof is decorated is decorated with geometric patterns the heads of hares, a darker band of decoration delineates the roof edge, from there hangs a plain roof drape over plain white walls, the wooden doors have ornate projections along the upper edge and decorated panels. “...Miniature: Timur within a royal garden, Frontispiece of the Zafa nama by Sharaf ad-din ‘Ali Yazdi (Walters Art Gallery).”  Wilber, D. N., Persian Gardens and Garden Pavilions, Tokyo, 1962, p. 57.


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