Author
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Pir Hussein al-Katib Shirazi (Islamic, 16th century)
Publication Date
935 AH/AD 1529 (Safavid)
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27.0 x 16.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.622
Library Location
Not on view
Date
935 AH/AD 1529 (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.622 is an illustrated and illuminated Safavid copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died 725 AH/AD 1325), written by Pir Husayn al-Katib al-Shirazi in 935 AH/AD 1529. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece with verses in honor of the poet Mir (Amir) Khusraw (fols. 1b-2a). There are 4 illuminated incipit pages introducing the individual poems, and 13 paintings illustrate the text. The lacquer binding, which is not original to the manuscript, has a hunting scene on the upper and lower boards. The lower board is inscribed ya Shah Najaf (oh, King of Najaf, i.e. 'Ali) and is dated 1271 AH/AD 1854.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
