Author
Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
Publication Date
10th century AH/AD 16th 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: 7 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 in. (20 x 11 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.632
Library Location
Not on view
Date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.632 is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Hafiz (flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th). The manuscript dates to the 10th century AH/AD 16th. It begins with a double-page illustrated frontispiece depicting a hunt, which is followed by an illuminated incipit page. The text is written in black Nasta'liq script with gold and blue headings. There are five additional illustrations (fols. 50b, 76b, 99a, 124b, and 147b). The binding, which is not original to the codex, is covered with a gold-brocaded Safavid textile that dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th or 12th century AH/AD 18th.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2014-2016
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
