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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Title	Collection of Poems (Divan)
Author	Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
Publication Date:	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Publication Place	Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.634
Library Location	Not on view
Date	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.634 is an illuminated copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Safavid Iran in the10th century AH/AD 16th in black Nasta'liq script, the codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece that precedes a preface (dibachah) (fols. 1b-2a). An illuminated headpiece (fol. 7b) inscribed fa-Llah khayr hafizan or "God is the best protector" (Surat Yusuf, 12:64) introduces the initial verses of the Divan. There is an illuminated tailpiece inscribed with the work's final verses and a colophon with prayers for the prophet Muhammad and his family. The illumination of this manuscript exemplifies the Safavid style of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The binding is not contemporary with the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

Publication Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Publication Place Iran (Place of Origin) -

Subject Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.634

Library Location Not on view

Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Notes Walters manuscript W.634 is an illuminated copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Safavid Iran in the10th century AH/AD 16th in black Nasta'liq script, the codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece that precedes a preface (dibachah) (fols. 1b-2a). An illuminated headpiece (fol. 7b) inscribed fa-Llah khayr hafizan or "God is the best protector" (Surat Yusuf, 12:64) introduces the initial verses of the Divan. There is an illuminated tailpiece inscribed with the work's final verses and a colophon with prayers for the prophet Muhammad and his family. The illumination of this manuscript exemplifies the Safavid style of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The binding is not contemporary with the manuscript.

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters