Representing nature in an illustrated Khamseh of Nezami manuscript

Using a selected Persian Safavid Khamseh of Nezami manuscript from the mid-sixteenth century, British Library Or. 2265, this study examines how painters portrayed the natural world by comparing the poet's verbal imagery in the text with the visual choices of the painters. Using digital humanities tools and methods, as well as close-looking, I investigate the typology and range of nature representations in text and image to better understand Safavid artists' perceptions of the natural world.Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of (Okanagan)Graduat