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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Title	Collection of Poems (Divan)
Author	Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Mir `Abd Allah Katib Katib, Attributed to Mirza Ghulam, Attributed to Nanha
Publication Date:	1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)
Publication Place	India, Allahabad (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Folio H: 12 3/8 x W: 8 1/16 in. (31.5 x 20.5 cm); H in cradle: 12 1/2 x W: 14 3/4 x D: 5 1/2 in. (31.8 x 37.5 x 14 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.650
Library Location	Not on view
Date	1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.650 is an illuminated and illustrated Mughal copy of a collection of poems (divan) by the eminent poet and hagiographer of Islamic India, Hasan Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328). It was written in Nasta'liq script by 'Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam (Amber-Scented Pen) in Allahabad in 1011 AH/AD 1602, according to the colophon on fol. 187a. A celebrated royal calligrapher, Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam worked in Allahabad for Prince Salim, who later became the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a) and is illustrated with 14 paintings, including a portrait of the calligrapher himself (fol. 187a). The lacquer binding has intricate all-over illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork with floral motifs, attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Art of the Book in India. British Library, London., The Grand Mogul: Imperial Painting in India, 1600-1900. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston; Asia House Gallery, New York.
Sergi Yılı	2009, 1998, 1987-1988, 1988, 1984-1985, 1982, 1978-1979
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Mir `Abd Allah Katib Katib, Attributed to Mirza Ghulam, Attributed to Nanha

Publication Date 1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)

Publication Place India, Allahabad (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Folio H: 12 3/8 x W: 8 1/16 in. (31.5 x 20.5 cm); H in cradle: 12 1/2 x W: 14 3/4 x D: 5 1/2 in. (31.8 x 37.5 x 14 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.650

Library Location Not on view

Date 1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)

Notes Walters manuscript W.650 is an illuminated and illustrated Mughal copy of a collection of poems (divan) by the eminent poet and hagiographer of Islamic India, Hasan Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328). It was written in Nasta'liq script by 'Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam (Amber-Scented Pen) in Allahabad in 1011 AH/AD 1602, according to the colophon on fol. 187a. A celebrated royal calligrapher, Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam worked in Allahabad for Prince Salim, who later became the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a) and is illustrated with 14 paintings, including a portrait of the calligrapher himself (fol. 187a). The lacquer binding has intricate all-over illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork with floral motifs, attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.

Sergi Ayrıntıları The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Art of the Book in India. British Library, London., The Grand Mogul: Imperial Painting in India, 1600-1900. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston; Asia House Gallery, New York.

Sergi Yılı 2009, 1998, 1987-1988, 1988, 1984-1985, 1982, 1978-1979

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters