via www.artdaily.com on 8/7/09
"Falnama: The Book of Omens" at the Sackler Gallery This Fall 
Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise. From the dispersed Falnama, Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period, mid-1550s–early 1560s Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; 59.7 x% 44.9cm Purchase—Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler. Photo: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC. A group of unusual, illustrated manuscripts called the Falnama that were once used by sultans, shahs and commoners to explore the unknown will be on view Oct. 24 through Jan. 24, 2010, at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. "Falnama: The Book of Omens" is the first exhibition ever to be devoted to these rare works, which were created in 16th- and 17th-century Iran and Turkey. The Sackler Gallery will be the sole venue for this ...
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