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Firdawsī and the story of Joseph between Shiraz and Herat in the early 15th century
In the early 15th century, illustrated manuscripts of Firdawsī's *Shahnameh*—including its episode on the story of Joseph—were produced in Persian workshops, reflecting the artistic transition between the Shiraz school of manuscript painting and the emerging Timurid court style centered in Herat, under patrons like the Timurid princes who commissioned these luxury books.