calligrapher’s apprentice to whom he dictated exactly how to draw the

marvelous horses that appeared to him in God’s divine darkness—as he

would’ve　drawn　them　had　he　been　able　to　hold　a　brush　in　his　hands。　After　the

master’s　death；　his　account　of　how　to　draw　303　horses　beginning　from　the　left

foreleg was collected by the handsome calligrapher’s apprentice into three

volumes　respectively　entitled　The　Depiction　of　Horses；　The　Flow　of　Horses　and　The

Love　of　Horses；　which　were　quite　widely　liked　and　sought　after　for　a　time　in　the

regions　where　the　Whitesheep　ruled。　Though　they　appeared　in　a　variety　of　new

editions and copies； were memorized by illustrators； apprentices and their

students and were used as practice books； after Tall Hasan’s Whitesheep

nation　was　obliterated　and　the　Herat　style　of　illustration　overtook　all　of　Persia；

Jemalettin and his manuscripts were forgotten。 Doubtless； the logic behind

Kemalettin　R？za　of　Herat’s　violent　criticism　of　these　three　volumes　in　his　book

The　Blindman’s　Horses；　and　his　conclusion　that　they　ought　to　be　burned；　had

figured　in　this　turn　of　events。　Kemalettin　R？za　claimed　that　none　of　the　horses

described by Jemalettin of Kazvin in his three volumes could be a horse of

God’s　vision—because　none　of　them　were　“immaculate；”　since　the　old　master

had