, ▁given ▁their ▁often ▁dispar ate ▁size ; ▁their ▁precise ▁function ▁cannot ▁be ▁determined ▁with ▁much ▁certain ty , ▁though ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁intended ▁as ▁a ids ▁to ▁story t elling , ▁to ▁Royal ▁el ites . ▁ ▁Pro ven ance ▁The ▁ext ant ▁leaves ▁are ▁taken ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁scroll s ▁that ▁transferred ▁ownership ▁during ▁wars ▁and ▁land ▁occup ations . ▁Le aves ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁invent ories ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁Top k api ▁palace ▁of ▁Sultan ▁Sel im ▁I ▁as ▁boot y ▁from ▁his ▁ 1 5 1 4 ▁Pers ian ▁advent ure . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Blo om , ▁Jonathan , ▁Bla ir , ▁She ila ▁( eds ). ▁Gro ve ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁Art ▁& ▁Architecture . ▁Oxford : ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁▁ ▁Robinson , ▁B . W . ▁Pers ian ▁Book ▁of ▁Kings : ▁An ▁Ep it ome ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ahn ama ▁of ▁Fir da ws . ▁Rout ledge , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁▁ ▁Wal ther , ▁In go . ▁C od ices ▁Ill ust res . ▁Berlin : ▁Tas chen ▁Verlag , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁Category : Cent ral ▁Asian ▁culture ▁Category : I sl am ic ▁ill umin ated ▁manuscript s ▁Category : T urk ic ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁Alan ▁Jeff rey ▁L inden ▁( 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7