Author
Seyh Hamdullah (Islamic, 1436 (?)-1520)
Publication Date
10th century AH/16th century AD-12th century AH/18th century AD (Ottoman)
Publication Place
Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
belge
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 1/16 in. (30 x 23 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.672
Library Location
Not on view
Date
10th century AH/16th century AD-12th century AH/18th century AD (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.672 is an album (muraqqa') of calligraphy in an accordion format that was compiled in Ottoman Turkey in the12th century AH/AD 18th. It consists of leaves bearing fragmentary passages from the Qur'an (chapter 2 [Surat al-baqarah], 2:65-68 and chapter 4 [Surat al-nisa'], 4:103-106); sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (hadith); and two sheets of pen exercises (karalama). The Qur'anic verses and the passages of hadith are written in vocalized Naskh and Thuluth scripts in black ink. Fol. 5a bears the name of the Ottoman calligrapher Seyh Hamdullah (Hamd Allah al-Amasi, died 926 AH/AD 1520). Seyh Hamdullah was the most celebrated calligrapher of his time and influenced subsequent generations of calligraphers. Each page in the album is framed by 18th-century marbled borders. The sheepskin binding with central lobed medallion has a central panel filled with chamois leather and probably dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco., Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2015-2016, 2010, 2009
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
