Illustration from the manuscript of the Romance of Varqa and Gulshah, c.1250.

FIG. 27.-45, 43a: Une réception chez le roi de Shām assis sur son trône; le premier des quatre personnes assises est Hilāl, père de Gulshāh; fond rouge; inscription: "Le roi de Shām s'assoit."
FIG. 27.-45, 43a: A reception with the king of Shām sitting on his throne; the first of four people sitting is Hilāl, the father of Gulshāh; red background; inscription: "The king of Shām sits."
45. A reception with the king of Sham - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

45. A reception with the king of Sham - Illustration from Varqa wa Gulshah.

A reception with the king of Sham

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