The Specialist | The Greatest Persian Manuscript: A Story Fit For Kings, with Benedict Carter

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  Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  I'm Head of Programming, Conor Boyle.

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  Today, something a little different.

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  We're excited to share with you a hand-picked episode of a brand new series,

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  The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's.

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  We've all heard the stories of the record-breaking works,

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  headline-grabbing auctions and moments that shock the art world and beyond.

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  But have you ever wondered what's happening behind the scenes?

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  What goes into valuing a masterpiece?

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  Or who the people are really behind the gavel?

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  The Specialist brings you art's most extraordinary stories,

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  told by the experts who witness them in short episodes perfect for a weekend listen.

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  Now, over to The Specialist.

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  Imagine a Renaissance emperor or a pope or a king decided to put together the finest possible version of an existing manuscript,

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  then illustrated by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Bellini, Raphael, Giorgione.

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  It would be almost a surreal concept,

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  but yet that is exactly what this is, but made in 16th century Persia.

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  Sotheby's is the temporary custodian of some of the world's most rare,

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  remarkable and coveted art and objects.

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  In each episode,

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