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Counsels for Alexander (Nasayih Iskandar) by pseudo-Aristotle

Title	Counsels for Alexander (Nasayih Iskandar) by pseudo-Aristotle
Author	Herat
Publication Date:	1425-1426 (829H)
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	199 mm x 113 mm x 13 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Ar 4183
Library Location	Arabic collection
Date	1425-1426 (829H)
Notes	Counsels for Alexander (Nasayih Iskandar) by pseudo-Aristotle. Codex, ink, gold and pigment on paper, Arabic text in ta`liq script, signed by Ja`far al-Baysunghuri, Herat, Afghanistan, dated 829H, 1425-1426. This is an abbreviated version of the pseudo-Aristotelian 'Politics', known as in Arabic as Sirr al-Asrar (Secret of Secrets): the text is presented in the form of letters written by Aristotle to his pupil, Alexander the Great, while Alexander was engaged in the conquest of Iran. Produced in Herat for the Timurid prince Baysunghur (d. 1433), the manuscript belongs to an important category of wisdom literature, designed to educate princes in statecraft and political vision. This is one of at least three manuscripts in the Chester Beatty collection known to be produced in Baysunghur's renowned court atelier.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold
Nesne Adı	Codex
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq script

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Counsels for Alexander (Nasayih Iskandar) by pseudo-Aristotle

Author Herat

Publication Date 1425-1426 (829H)

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 199 mm x 113 mm x 13 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Ar 4183

Library Location Arabic collection

Date 1425-1426 (829H)

Notes Counsels for Alexander (Nasayih Iskandar) by pseudo-Aristotle. Codex, ink, gold and pigment on paper, Arabic text in ta`liq script, signed by Ja`far al-Baysunghuri, Herat, Afghanistan, dated 829H, 1425-1426. This is an abbreviated version of the pseudo-Aristotelian 'Politics', known as in Arabic as Sirr al-Asrar (Secret of Secrets): the text is presented in the form of letters written by Aristotle to his pupil, Alexander the Great, while Alexander was engaged in the conquest of Iran. Produced in Herat for the Timurid prince Baysunghur (d. 1433), the manuscript belongs to an important category of wisdom literature, designed to educate princes in statecraft and political vision. This is one of at least three manuscripts in the Chester Beatty collection known to be produced in Baysunghur's renowned court atelier.

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

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Nasta'liq script