Author
Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana (Persian, 1207-1273)
Publication Date
1073 AH/AD 1663
Publication Place
Bharat (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.626
Library Location
Centre Street: Third Floor: Manuscripts
Date
1073 AH/AD 1663
Notes
Walters manuscript W.626 is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as Masnavi-i ma'navi, of Jalal al-Din Rumi (died 672 AH/AD 1273). According to the colophon (fol. 314b), the text, written in black Nasta'liq script, was completed in India in 1073 AH/AD 1663. Each section of the work is introduced by a double-page illuminated incipit containing a preface in prose, followed by two illustrations and an illuminated incipit page for the masnavi. In total, 50 paintings illustrate the text. The green leather binding is modern.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Paws on Parchment. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2025-2026, 1987-1988
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
