Author
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Publication Date
mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Publication Place
Iran (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 13/16 x W: 7 7/8 in. (32.5 x 20 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.610
Library Location
Not on view
Date
mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.610 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Nizami Ganjavi (died 605 AH/AD 1209) that was executed in Safavid Iran and dates to the middle of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. There are 6colophons in Arabic that supply neither the date nor the scribe's name (fols. 31b, 119a, 175a, 238a, 325a, and 371a). The text is written in black Nasta'liq script with section headings in blue. Twenty paintings attributable to the Shiraz school illustrate the text. The dark brown leather binding with central ovals and pendants, all brushed with gold, is original to the manuscript.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Royal Style. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Masterpieces of Ornament. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Book of Persia and India. Grolier Club, New York.
Sergi Yılı
1998, 1988-1989, 1988, 1962
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
