Author
Muhammad ibn 'Ali Katib al-Samarqandi, 'Abdülkerim bin Muhammed
Publication Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Publication Place
Turkey (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 8 1/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (20.5 x 13 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.662
Library Location
Not on view
Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.662 is an Ottoman illustrated and illuminated copy of the Tuhfet ül-ahyar, which is an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (Sindbadnamah), written by 'Abdülkerim bin Muhammed during the reign of Sultan Süleyman (Soliman) (reigned 926 AH/AD 1520-974 AH/AD 1566). The text is written in black Naskh script with incidentals in gold and red, and chapter headings are in gold. The manuscript dates to the 10th century AH/AD 16th and opens with an illuminated incipit page (fol. 1b). There are a total of six illustrations.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
The Cross and the Crescent: Books from the Ottoman Age. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2003
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
