Author
Ahmedi (1334 (?)-815 AH/AD 1413), Kamal ibn `Abd Allah al-Qaramani
Publication Date
891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)
Publication Place
Syria, Aleppo (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 x W: 9 1/16 in. (33 x 23 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.664
Library Location
Not on view
Date
891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.664, copied by Kamal ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qaramani in a clear vocalized Naskh script, is a copy of the Epic of Alexander the Great or the Alexander romance (Iskendername) by Ahmet bin Ibrahim Ahmedi (died 815 AH/AD 1413). It was completed in Aleppo (Halab) in 891 AH/AD 1486. Written in two columns and surrounded by a frame, it opens with a decorated title page and an incipit page with the inscription: al-mulk li-Llah al-wahid (Supreme authority belongs the One God).
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
