Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf Secretaries of State and Foreign Ministers was first translated from Farsi

was first translated from Farsi into English in 1859 by Edward Fitzgerald

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Each greeting card is 170 mm x 120 mm (approximately 5" x 7")

Medieval Manuscript Silk Chiffon Scarf Secretaries of State and Foreign Ministers was first translated from FarsiThe pattern on this beautifully made scarf is based on motifs found in a circa 1500 book of hours in the collection of The Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge. Based on a strewn flower border from a page in the book, it includes primroses, violas, thistles, poppies, and chamomile, as well as moths and insectsnot to mention the brilliant addition of wild strawberriesall with symbolic meanings that were well known to the medieval populace.