Author
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
Publication Date
11th century AH/AD 17th 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: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27 x 16.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.612
Library Location
Not on view
Date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.612, this illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Nizami Ganjavi (died 605 AH/AD 1209) dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece (fols. 1b-2a). Each of the 5 poems begins with an illuminated headpiece (fols. 32b, 117b, 176b, 240b, 331b), and there are 36 illustrations. The lacquer binding is not original to the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
