The Picture Gallery (Nigāristān)

Muʿīn al-Dīn Muʿīnī Juvainī
Translated by Edward Rehatsek
Edited by Gregory Maxwell Bruce
Edinburgh University Press, 2025

ISBN: 9781474492553

The first English translation of Nigāristān: a major work of Persian literature

• Contains an extensive introduction and detailed glossary of names
• Includes notes and indices to facilitate comparative study

The Picture Gallery (1888) by Edward Rehatsek (1819–1891) is an English translation of the Persian moral miscellany Nigāristān (1334–5) by Muʿīnī Juvainī, which was modelled on the Gulistān (1258) of Saʿdī. Originally completed for the Kama Shastra Society, Rehatsek’s translation has remained unpublished until now. This edition, edited by Gregory Maxwell Bruce, has been compiled from Rehatsek’s original manuscript and contains extensive information about the translator, translation, text, and original author. It also contains a scholarly glossary of names and information aimed at facilitating comparison between Rehatsek’s translation and Muʿīnī’s Persian original.