Author
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Shah Mahmud Nishaburi (died 972 AH/AD 1564-1565)
Publication Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century; Paintings: 11th century AH/AD 17th century
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.640
Library Location
Not on view
Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century; Paintings: 11th century AH/AD 17th century
Notes
Walters manuscript W.640 is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the first collection of poetry (Divan-i avval or Fatihat al-shabab) by Nur al-Din Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492). According to the colophon, is was copied by the illustrious Safavid calligrapher Shah Mahmud Nishapuri (died 972 AH/AD 1564-1565) (fol. 306a). The codex opens with a double-page illustrated frontispiece (fols. 1b-2a), which is followed by a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a). There are10 additional paintings that appear to date later than the text itself. These paintings are in the style of Isfahan in the 11th century AH/AD 17th. The textblock, which has been trimmed, is bound in lacquer boards decorated with hunting scenes and landscape motifs. The binding was also executed in Iran and is attributable to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or 11th century AH/AD 17th. There are several erased seals and one ownership statement on fol. 1a, and a seal impression naming Muhammad Amin is found on fol. 3a.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Book of Persia and India. Grolier Club, New York.
Sergi Yılı
1988, 1984-1985, 1977-1978, 1962
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
