The book of love = ʻIshqʹnāmah.

The book of love = عشق‌نامه.

Title from folder cover.

Limited edition of fifty signed and numbered copies.

"Printed by Marina Ancona and Laimah Osman. Translated from the original Persian text by Wazhmah Osman and Abdullah Osman. Produced by Lila Yomtoob. Typography and graphic design by Nooshin Rostami. Original title calligraphy by Ustad Sina Goudarzi"--10 Grand Press website, viewed on October 23, 2015.

"'Ishqnama/The Book of Love' is produced and published by the Perisan Poetry Project (PPP) and 10 Grand Press. PPP aims to shed light on the Persian culture of Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan through the translation and representation of pre and post-Islamic poetry written by women of the region ... silkscreen and letterpress printed ... Type and imagery are inspired by the classic 'Shahnama/The Book of Kings' manuscripts"--Colophon.

A single sheet, accordion-folded into four panels, is silkscreen printed with the title in Persian and English on one side, and has four pockets attached on the other side. The first three pockets contain removable sets of two attached leaves, each letterpress printed with a poem in Persian on the left panel and an English translation on the right. The last pocket contains a single sheet letterpress printed with the colophon. Silkscreen illustrations throughout.

ʻIshqʹnāmah

عشق‌نامه

Colophon title: Ishqnama/The book of love

Ishqnama

The secret / Zebun Nisa

Chains of love / Rabia Balkhi

Heart sighs / Bedeli.

Persian poetry > Translations into English.

Artists' books > New York (State) > New York > Specimens.

Poetry.

Love poetry.

Artists' books - New York (State) - New York - 2011.