The Khamsa of Nizami
Persia

Images

Sword Model from the Khamsa of Nizami Project Vizin

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One page from the Khamsa of Nizami as depicted in a 15th-century version of the story. © 1998 Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

One page from the Khamsa of Nizami as depicted in a 15th-century version of the story.
© 1998 Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Sample navigation page showing both the 2D image, the 3D virtual world of the scene, and a 3D model of one of the objects depicted in the scene. © 2002 Institute for the Visualization of History, Inc.

Sample navigation page showing both the 2D image, the 3D virtual world of the scene, and a 3D model of one of the objects depicted in the scene. © 2002 Institute for the Visualization of History, Inc.

Interactive

Chang

The chang is the forerunner of the harp and seems to have been used extensively in Medieval Transcaucasia (the birthplace of Nizami). Like the harp, the chang is plucked with the fingers of both hands and can have as many as 24 strings; music clip created by Learning Sites, Inc.
(Rollover the image to hear what this instrument may have sounded like)
click on the arrows to turn the page

Sample introductory page from the Institute’s interim design for the project.
© 2002 Institute for the Visualization of History, Inc.

VRML

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Khamsa BeltBelt
Virtual reality model of the belt as worn by the main characters.
- image provided by the Dalton School
- belt about 35cm closed.
click to load the VRML model

Am600Ewer
Virtual reality model of the ewer like the one on the table
- image provided by the Dalton School
click to load the VRML model

Reference
Page Created: October 31, 2004
Page Updated: August 16, 2010
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Page Author: The Institute for the Visualization of History