V Rossijskoj nacional′noj biblioteki chranjatsja 24 rukopisnye kopii proizvedenij živšego v Gjandže (Azerbajdžan) persojazyčnogo poėta Iljasa Nizami (ok. 1141-ok. 1209). Miniatjury raznych škol i občšij dekor rukopisej predstavljajut soboj značitel′nuju chudožestvennuju i kul′turnuju cennost′, a istorija postuplenija knig otražaet istoriju vzaimootnošenij Rossii s Iranom i gosudarstvami Srednej Azii. Predlagaemoe vnimaniju čitatelej izdanie daet predstavlenie i o sjužetach poėm «Pjatericy» Nizami, i ob iskusstve knigi XIV-XVIII vv. Twenty-four handwritten copies of the works by Nizami (ca. 1141-ca. 1209), the Persian speaking poet from Ganja (Azerbaijan), are preserved at the National Library of Russia. Miniatures from different schools of painting, as well as general decoration and illumination, are of significant artistic and cultural value, while the history of these books’ acquisition by the Library reflects the history of Russia’s relations with Iran and Central Asian states. The album will inform the audience both about the contents of the poems from Nizami’s ‘Quintet’ and about the arts of the book in the 14th -18th centuries.
