Yazar
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Shams al-Din Kirmani
Basım Tarihi
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)
Basım Yeri
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Konu
Islamic Manuscripts, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World
Tür
Belge
Dil
Arapça
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Evet
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Folio H: 11 5/8 x W: 6 11/16 in. (29.5 x 17 cm)
Kütüphane
Walters Sanat Müzesi
Kayıt Numarası
W.611
Lokasyon
Not on view
Tarih
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)
Notlar
Walters manuscript W.611 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) by Nizami Ganjavi (died 605 AH/AD 1209), written in 1059 AH/AD 1649 by Shams al-Din Kirmani. The codex opens with an illuminated titlepiece inscribed hadha kitab Khamsah-'i Mawlana Shaykh-i Nizami (fol. 1b). There are additional illuminated headpieces for the subsequent 4 poems (fols. 22b, 82b, 130b, and 180b). The illustrations are in different styles executed during the Safavid and Qajar periods. The floral lacquer binding dates to the t13th century AH/AD 19th.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
