Publication Date
1617-1636
Type
Document
Language
chg,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
298 mm x 186 mm x 18 mm (height x width x depth)
Library
Chester Beatty
Record ID
T 433
Library Location
Turkish collection
Date
1617-1636
Notes
Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrār), by Ḥaydar Khwārazmī (d. 1414). Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 30 folios, Chaghatay Turkish text in nasta`liq script, with illuminated heading (sarlawh, fol. 1v), 8 paintings (fols. 14v, 16v, 18r, 20v, 23r, 26r, 29v, 30r) and gold-painted pink borders throughout, Treasury of Secrets (Makhzan al-Asrār), by Ḥaydar Khwārazmī (d. 1414), paintings probably by Muḥammad Qāsim (d. 1660), final image is dedicated to Manūchihr Khān (died 1636, governor of Mashhad), unsigned, probably Mashhad, Iran, undated, c. 1617-1636.
Materyal
Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold, Leather (material)
Nesne Adı
Codex
Yazı Tipi
Nasta'liq script
