Author
'Ali Dede al-Busnawi (died 1007 AH/AD 1598), Mustafá ibn al-Hajj Muhammad
Publication Date
1081 AH/AD 1670 (Ottoman)
Publication Place
Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 7 7/8 x W: 4 15/16 in. (20 x 12.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.585
Library Location
Not on view
Date
1081 AH/AD 1670 (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.585, a work on Sufism in the form of questions entitled Khawatim al-hikam is by 'Ali Dede al-Busnawi (died 1007 AH/AD 1598). This particular Ottoman copy was written in Nasta'liq script by Mustafá ibn al-Hajj Muhammad in 1081 AH/AD 1670. The Arabic text begins with an illuminated headpiece (fol. 1b). The red leather binding with central lobed oval with arabesques on a gold ground is contemporary with the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
