TEHRAN – The most exquisite manuscript copy of Divan of Hafez, the magnum opus of the renowned poet, has been repaired in Iran and returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the occasion of the National Day of Hafez which fell on Oct. 11 this year.
The 400-year-old manuscript is kept in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was returned back to the European country after being restored in Iran.
The restoration, carried out by Astan Qods Razavi in northeast Iran, the Islamic Republic’s office of cultural attaché in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Gazi Husrev-Bey Library in Sarajevo and the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, is a turning point in the relations of the two countries’ libraries.
The old and precious manuscript is the sole handwritten illustrated copy of Divan of Hafez containing Persian miniatures.
It is kept in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the supervision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Hafez, the great Iranian poet, lived in Shiraz, the current Iranian province of Fars, in the 14th century.