Author
Niẓāmī Ganǧawī, Ilyās Ibn-Yūsuf, 1141-1209 Verfasser, Nizami Ganjavi, Elias Ibn Yusuf, Niẓāmī Ganǧawī, Ilyās Ibn-Yūsuf, 1141-1209.
Author Original
نظامی گنجوی الیاس بن یوسف
Publication Date
16th century
Subject
Persian literature, Epic Literature, Lyric, Iran
Type
Document
Language
Undetermined
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
337
Physical Dimensions
337 Blätter 20 Zeilen 33 x 23 cm, Papier
Library
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Library Asset ID
OCLC : (OCoLC)643673492
Record ID
alma991023897049707356
Library Location
Available: MF 1995
Date
16th century
Sample Text
Five works by the Persian poet Niẓāmī (1141-1209), who spent his entire life in the Azerbaijani city of Ganca, were compiled into a Khamsa (pentalogy) after his death. In addition to the two love stories Chosrau and Shirin and Leila and Majnun, the romantic epic poem Haft Paykar (Seven Beauties), a major work of Persian erotic literature, is also included. It chronicles in captivating, evocative language the life of the legendary Sassanid ruler Bahrām Gur (i.e. Varhran V, reigned 420-438). He marries seven princesses from seven countries and has a domed castle built for each of them with a special color and planet affiliation. In these seven castles, Bahrām Gur takes turns receiving his wives for an intimate tête-à-tête, a different one every day of the week, and allows himself to be entertained by them. The incompletely preserved manuscript contains 18 miniatures, seven of which are dedicated to King Bahrām Gur and his wives. All of them impress with their intense colors and very slender figures, typical of the Schiras students in the second half of the 16th century. The scene in the garden is particularly charming, where one boy bends down a flowering branch while another looks on expectantly. After the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the manuscript came to Munich as restitution from France. // Bavarian State Library, Orient and Asian Department // Date: 2019, English version: The Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (circa 1140-circa 1202) spent all his life in the city of Ganca in what is today Azerbaijan. After his death, his main works were compiled into the Khamsah (Quintet or pentalogy). Among other works, this collection comprises the famous love stories of Khusraw and Shirin and Laylah and Majnun. Nizamis popular romantic and erotic epic Haft Paykar (Seven thrones) was also included. Written in a gripping and strongly suggestive style, it narrates the life of the legendary Sassanid ruler Bahram Gur (i.e., Bahram V, reigned 420-38) who married seven princesses from seven countries. For each of his wives he built a domed palace, which he decorated with individual color schemes to represent different planets. On every day of the week, Bahram Gur received a different wife and was entertained by her in her particular palace. Tuesday, for example, he spent with his Russian princess in the red palace of Mars; Wednesday he enjoyed in the company of his Chorasmian princess in the turquoise palace of Mercury. This incomplete manuscript copy of the Khamsah contains 18 miniatures, of which seven are concerned with Bahram Gur's story. They were painted and set in the tradition of the Shiraz school of the second half of the 16th century and feature the intense colors and very slender figures typical of this period. In the miniature of a scene from the turquoise palace (207 verso), the faces of the figures are remarkably pleasant. Particularly charming is the garden scene depicting a youth bending down a blossom branch while a second youth watches him expectantly. The manuscript came to Munich as a French restitution after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. // Author: Winfried Riesterer
Parçası olduğu
no:99995376092 InBindeeinheit MF 7197
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Kaynak
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