Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Mani, Manes

or Manichæus. The greatest Persian painter, who lived in the reign of Shah-pour (Sapor' I.). It is said his productions rivalled nature. (226-274.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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