The Tradition of Scrolls
Today, as in the past, scrolls are used to present particularly important and beautiful texts. This seventeenth century scroll presents the genealogy of the Timurids who ruled in parts of Afghanistan between the fourteenth and the seventeenth centuries, and in Indian until the mid-nineteenth century. The borders are illuminated in the traditional manner with floral motifs and drawings of birds. Next to this scroll, a modern one, sixty-three meters in length, includes poems, wise sayings, Afghan proverbs, and traditional decorative motifs.
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Language: Dari
Today, as in the past, scrolls are used to present particularly important and beautiful texts. This seventeenth century scroll presents the genealogy of the Timurids who ruled in parts of Afghanistan between the fourteenth and the seventeenth centuries, and in Indian until the mid-nineteenth century. The borders are illuminated in the traditional manner with floral motifs and drawings of birds. Next to this scroll, a modern one, sixty-three meters in length, includes poems, wise sayings, Afghan proverbs, and traditional decorative motifs.