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Calligraphy in Arabic and Persian, folio from an album for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Title	Calligraphy in Arabic and Persian, folio from an album for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Author	Hyderabad
Publication Date:	1590-1605
Type	Document
Language	ara,fas
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	390 mm x 280 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Per 225.2
Library Location	Persian collection
Date	1590-1605
Notes	Calligraphy in Arabic and Persian, folio from an album for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. This folio was once part of a calligraphic poetry album, produced for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, who ruled the Deccani sultanate of Golconda. Some of the sultan's own poetry (beautifully written out by his court calligraphers) is included in the compilation, as well as older examples of fine calligraphy from Iran, and a tinted drawing. There are at least fifteen known folios from this album, which was re-bordered at a late date. Album-page, ink, gold and colours on paper, mounted on card, two Persian lines praising a king, unsigned (recto), and Arabic lines praising the Prophet Muhammad and Imam `Ali, signed Hajji `Abdullah, Hyderabad, dateable after 1591 (verso), folio from an album compiled for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r. 1580-1612), Golconda and Hyderabad, Deccan, India, c. 1590-1605.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

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Calligraphy in Arabic and Persian, folio from an album for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

Author Hyderabad

Publication Date 1590-1605

Type Document

Language ara,fas

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 390 mm x 280 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Per 225.2

Library Location Persian collection

Date 1590-1605

Notes Calligraphy in Arabic and Persian, folio from an album for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. This folio was once part of a calligraphic poetry album, produced for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, who ruled the Deccani sultanate of Golconda. Some of the sultan's own poetry (beautifully written out by his court calligraphers) is included in the compilation, as well as older examples of fine calligraphy from Iran, and a tinted drawing. There are at least fifteen known folios from this album, which was re-bordered at a late date. Album-page, ink, gold and colours on paper, mounted on card, two Persian lines praising a king, unsigned (recto), and Arabic lines praising the Prophet Muhammad and Imam `Ali, signed Hajji `Abdullah, Hyderabad, dateable after 1591 (verso), folio from an album compiled for Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r. 1580-1612), Golconda and Hyderabad, Deccan, India, c. 1590-1605.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)