Author
Iranian
Publication Date
mid 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
H: 14 3/16 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm); Image H: 4 3/4 x W: 3 in. (12 x 7.6 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.746
Library Location
Not on view
Date
mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript leaf W.746 is a drawing depicting a man spinning cotton. It was executed in the mid 10th century AH/AD 16th in Iran, possibly in Qazwin. The drawing is framed by verses in Nasta'liq script inscribed in panels, and the whole is surrounded by an outer border with animals and vegetal decoration on a blue background.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
1977-1978
Bağış/Edinim
Museum purchase, 1952
