forty centuries of ink-第68节

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panther；　lynx；　and　other　Asiatic　animals　are　portrayed。

It　appears；　by　the　names　which　are　inserted

at　the　bottom　of　the　pages；　that　several

artists　were　employed　in　the　composition　and

combination　of　these　ornaments；　one　for　the　landscape；

another　for　the　animals；　and　a　third　for　the

human　figures；　all　of　whom　have　given　proofs　of

superior　merit。　It　would　take　almost　a　month　to

inspect　all　the　excellencies　of　this　rare　manuscript；

for；　although　so　richly　ornamented　in　gold；　the

chaste　colors　of　the　ground　prevent　any　glaring

obtrusion　on　the　eye；　and　oblige　the　examiner　to

place　it　in　a　particular　point　of　light　to　see　the

exquisite　and　minute　beauties　of　the　delineations。

The　paintings；　which　are　meant　to　illustrate　the

subject　of　the　book；　are　done　in　colors；　and　in　the

center　of　the　leaves。



〃On　the　back　of　the　first　page　are　the　autographs

of　the　Emperors　of　Hindustan；　Jehangir

and　his　son　Shajehan。〃



〃No。　5。　'A　Diwan　i　Shahi。'　A　Diwan　or　Collection

Odes　by　Shahi；'　transcribed　by　the　famous

penman　Mir　Ali；　in　Bokar