Author
Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibn Ahmad Jami’ (Barzan, v. 898 AH/AD 1492), Muhammad Zaman al-Tabrizi
Publication Date
Saqq Ah/Ad 1589-1590 (Zvavid, Qajar)
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: 6 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 in. (17.5 x 11.0 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.651
Library Location
Not on view
Date
Saqq Ah/Ad 1589-1590 (Zvavid, Qajar)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.651 is an illuminated and illustrated manuscript of a small collection of short love poems of the type called tarji`band by Nur al-Din "Abd al-Rahman Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492). It was copied in black Nasta"liq script by the calligrapher Muhammad Zaman al-Tabrizi in 998 AH/AD 1589-1590 in Safavid Iran. The text is written on orange-tinted paper, and the bluish-green borders are illuminated throughout. The manuscript opens with an incipit page with illuminated headpiece (fol. 1b), and there are 2 illustrations (fols. 3a and 6a). The Qajar lacquer binding is decorated with floral motifs and is inscribed with verses attributed to Imam "Ali ibn Abi Talib. An ownership statement is present, written by Husayn Qavam Daftar (?) and dated 1311 AH/AD 1893-1894, stating that this precious book was bought for his son, Mahmud Askani, from a woman for 10 ashrafis (gold dinars) (fol. 6b).
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2012
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
