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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Title	Collection of Poems (Divan)
Author	Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century), Mulla Muhammad Qasim Hamadani
Publication Date:	1210 AH/AD 1796 (Fatimid)
Publication Place	India, Kashmir (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, , Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Folio H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.636
Library Location	Not on view
Date	1210 AH/AD 1796 (Fatimid)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.636 is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th), produced in India, possibly Kashmir. According to the colophon on fol. 231b, the text was completed by Mulla Muhammad Qasim Hamadani on the 1st Shawwal 1210 AH/AD 1796. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece (fols. 2b-3a) and is decorated throughout with square and rectangular panels as well as horizontal bands with floral decoration marking the end of odes, quatrains, or series of verses. There are 48 illustrations. The lacquer binding with central floral design is contemporary with the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century), Mulla Muhammad Qasim Hamadani

Publication Date 1210 AH/AD 1796 (Fatimid)

Publication Place India, Kashmir (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, , Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Folio H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.636

Library Location Not on view

Date 1210 AH/AD 1796 (Fatimid)

Notes Walters manuscript W.636 is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th), produced in India, possibly Kashmir. According to the colophon on fol. 231b, the text was completed by Mulla Muhammad Qasim Hamadani on the 1st Shawwal 1210 AH/AD 1796. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece (fols. 2b-3a) and is decorated throughout with square and rectangular panels as well as horizontal bands with floral decoration marking the end of odes, quatrains, or series of verses. There are 48 illustrations. The lacquer binding with central floral design is contemporary with the manuscript.

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters