Author
Muhammad Hilmi Afandi, Yaziji zadah, Isma'il al-Zuhdi Katib al-Saray al-Sultani, Muhammad Hasib, 'Ali al-Wasfi
Publication Date
1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 (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: 6 5/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (16 x 22 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.674
Library Location
Not on view
Date
1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.674 is a diploma/certificate (ijazah) granted to the Ottoman calligrapher Muhammad Hilmi Afandi (Mehmet Hilmi Efendi) in 1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 by four master calligraphers: Yaziji-zadah, Isma'il al-Zuhdi Katib al-Saray al-Sultani, Muhammad Hasib, and 'Ali al-Wasfi. The main text, consisting of a quotation attributed to the Prophet Muhammad and extolling the virtue of elegantly writing the doxological formula (basmalah), "in the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful," is executed in Thuluth and Naskh scripts.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
