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    A dreamy-eyed young painter  in revery, raised  said, “Let t  answer.”

    Many of tsmen didn’t kno, but t test gossip East of Persia, ies before burning to tested eac verses ten and t illustrations and paintings uries.

    “Say-t years of rating and painting, turned s, illustrators and calligrapo aagonistic nature, so  o-be, bey years.

    As soon as Ismail assumed trangled—some of ed from ted older brot everyone, started to revolt. t after eac Pasial ferocity t all of Persia turned to smoke and dust and  in disarray. Indeed, t s of money and intelligence and  fit to sponsor ting and illustration of illuminated manuscripts. trators of Kazvin and , all ters, along ices, tisans s erflies fluttered off ter binders and calligrap one   itute, . Some migrated to t to India. Otook up different types of ing till otered t princes and provincial governors, all saining at most a feration. Rapidly transcribed, ily painted, ccastes of common soldiers, boorish pashas and spoiled princes.”

    “er Osman.

    “I  t Sadiki Bey illustrated a copy of Strange Creatures, commissioned by an Uzbek spay gold pieces. In tent of a vulgar pasurning from ern campaign to Erzurum, I being of leures including paintings by tuoso Siyavus masters rating  of any story at all. By examining suc tell  represented; rat for its o comment, ”t likeness of a iful,“ and you’d pay tist on this basis.

    Scenes of combat or fucking are quite common. tling battle o terested clients. to sell p