Author
Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)
Publication Date
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-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: 13 3/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (34 x 19.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.603
Library Location
Not on view
Date
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.603 is an illuminated and illustrated incomplete copy of the Shahnamah (Book of kings) by Abu al-Qasim Firdawsi (died 411 or 416 AH/AD 1020-1025), dating between the 11th century AH/AD 17th and the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The text, written in black Nasta'liq script with chapter/section headings in red on a gold ground, is illustrated with 17 paintings. Two of the illustrations (fols. 2b and 269a) are in a clearly recognizable Qajar style and certainly date to the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The others may be late Safavid, repainted in the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
