Author
Muhammad ibn Mahmud Tusi (12th century)
Publication Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century
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: 14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in. (36.1 x 24.1 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.593
Library Location
Centre Street: Third Floor: Manuscripts
Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century
Notes
Walters manuscript W.593 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of a Persian version of the famous 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of creation) by Zakariya' al-Qazwini (died 682 AH/AD 1283), composed by Shams al-Din Muhammad al-Tusi (active 6th century AH/AD 12th). The text, in black Nasta'liq script, may have been written by an Iranian scribe in the 10th century AH/AD 16th in Ottoman Turkey. It opens with an illuminated medallion inscribed with the author's name (fol. 1a), followed by a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 1b-2a). The text is illustrated with 181 paintings of different sizes that offer an interesting iconography for Tusi manuscripts. The red leather binding is not contemporary with the manuscript and probably dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Beasts on Parchment: Picturing Animals in Medieval Manuscripts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. The Field Museum, Chicago; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., Expanding World Views: A Millennium of Maps. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., A Salute to the Aquarium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2010-2011, 2007-2008, 2001-2002, 1981
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
