Author
Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292)
Publication Date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Safavid)
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
belge
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (25.5 x 17.0 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.620
Library Location
Not on view
Date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.620 is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the Bustan (The garden or The orchard), composed by Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292). It was written in black Nasta'liq script in the 9th century AH/AD 16th in Iran. The codex opens with a frontispiece with the title Kitab-i bustan inscribed in an illuminated medallion (fol. 1a), followed by a double-page illustration of a banquet scene in a landscape (fols. 1b-2a). Additionally, there are 5 paintings illustrating the text (fols. 25a, 55b, 58a, 93b, and 119b). The brown leather, blind-stamped binding decorated with a central oval and pendants is not contemporary with the manuscript.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2012
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
