Author
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), 'Abd al-Rahim 'Ambarin Qalam, Sanvlah, Nanha, Shivdas, Dharm Das, Bim Gujarati
Publication Date
1595 (Mughal)
Publication Place
Pakistan, Lahore (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 3/8 x W: 8 7/16 in. (34 x 21.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.613
Library Location
Not on view
Date
1595 (Mughal)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.613 is a fragment of one of the most important illustrated manuscripts produced for the Mughal emperor Akbar: a copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Nizami Ganjavi (died 605 AH/AD 1209) copied by the royal scribe 'Abd al-Rahim 'Ambarin Qalam in the 40th year of Akbar's reign (1004 AH/AD 1595). It was most likely executed in Lahore. The larger portion of the manuscript, preserved with the colophon, date, and scribe's name, is housed in the British Library (Or. MS 12208). The Walters fragment contains parts of Khusraw va Shirin and Iskandarnamah, with 5 illustrations. The illustrations bear ascriptions to court artists as well as running numbers from 1 to 44. The Walters folios are inscribed with the following names: Sanvlah, Nanha, Shivdas, Dharm Das, and Bim Gujarati.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
The Royal Style. 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
1988-1989, 1984-1985, 1977-1978, 1962
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
