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Forty Sayings of the Prophet (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) by Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i

Title	Forty Sayings of the Prophet (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) by Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i
Author	Samarqand
Publication Date:	1524 (930H)
Type	Document
Language	ara,tur
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	227 mm x 150 mm x 8 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	T 408
Library Location	Turkish collection
Date	1524 (930H)
Notes	Forty Sayings of the Prophet (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) by Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i. This beautiful book was copied out in Samarqand by the celebrated calligrapher, Mir `Ali Haravi (meaning from Herat). As well as the exquisite small format calligraphy employed here, Mir `Ali also produced larger scale single-folio "display pieces" (collected in Mughal albums, such as the "Minto Album" folios, CB In 07A), and designs for monumental inscriptions in architectural tilework (for example, at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad). When the political landscape changed with the fall of the Timurid dynasty, Mir `Ali was reportedly conscripted to the court of `Abd al-`Aziz Khan in Bukhara, where he eventually ended his days. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 10 folios, Arabic text, Chaghatay Turkish translation and verse commentary in nasta`liq script, illuminated sarlawh (fol. 1v), gold-flecked borders throughout, Forty Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) composed after the poet Jami's Persian version by contemporary Timurid statesman Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i, signed (fol.10r) by Mir `Ali al-Katib al-Sultani, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, dated 930H, 1524.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material), Gold, Leather (material)
Nesne Adı	Codex
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script, Nasta'liq script

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Forty Sayings of the Prophet (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) by Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i

Author Samarqand

Publication Date 1524 (930H)

Type Document

Language ara,tur

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 227 mm x 150 mm x 8 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID T 408

Library Location Turkish collection

Date 1524 (930H)

Notes Forty Sayings of the Prophet (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) by Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i. This beautiful book was copied out in Samarqand by the celebrated calligrapher, Mir `Ali Haravi (meaning from Herat). As well as the exquisite small format calligraphy employed here, Mir `Ali also produced larger scale single-folio "display pieces" (collected in Mughal albums, such as the "Minto Album" folios, CB In 07A), and designs for monumental inscriptions in architectural tilework (for example, at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad). When the political landscape changed with the fall of the Timurid dynasty, Mir `Ali was reportedly conscripted to the court of `Abd al-`Aziz Khan in Bukhara, where he eventually ended his days. Codex, ink, colours and gold on paper, 10 folios, Arabic text, Chaghatay Turkish translation and verse commentary in nasta`liq script, illuminated sarlawh (fol. 1v), gold-flecked borders throughout, Forty Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (Chehel Hadith-i Rasul) composed after the poet Jami's Persian version by contemporary Timurid statesman Mir `Ali Shir Nava'i, signed (fol.10r) by Mir `Ali al-Katib al-Sultani, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, dated 930H, 1524.

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

Nesne Adı Codex

Yazı Tipi Naskh script, Nasta'liq script