Author
Quatremère, Étienne | 1782-1857 | GND-ID: (DE-588)120379228, Sacy, Antoine Isaac Silvestre <<de>> | 1758-1838 | GND-ID: (DE-588)118750631
Publication Date
1091 h.q. 1680
Subject
Lyrics, Lyrics | GND ID: (DE-588)4036774-5
Type
Document
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
14
Physical Dimensions
14 Blätter : 22 x 14,5 cm
Library
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Library Asset ID
BV035395142
Record ID
991010246659707356
Library Location
Available: Cod.pers. 132
Date
1091 h.q. 1680
Notes
Short photograph of a manuscript, contents: sample writings (Persian poems), album with calligraphies and miniatures, writing and equipment: Nastaʿlīq, Taʿlīq and Shekaste on 8 sheets, equipment: 6 paintings, of which 2 male, 2 female portraits and 2 introduce flowers and birds. Everything richly decorated and gilded, cover: morocco cover with gilding, dated manuscript: on the paintings you can read the year 1217 [h.q.] [1802 or 1803] and on the described sheets the years 1091 [h.q.] [1680] and 1222 [h.q.] [180 or 1808]. The individual sheets, which are only written or painted on one side, hang together like a fan, equipment: paper on cardboard in the form of a leporello, old signature: Quatremère 223, BSB provenance: Étienne Quatremère (1782-1857), BSB provenance: Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758-1838)
Sample Text
In this album from the time of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772-1834), calligraphy in Shikasta and Nasta'liq script from different eras (1680-1807) and images from the beginning of the 19th century are combined into a highly aesthetic work of art. The miniatures are painted in opaque colors, the people are typified and do not represent individuals. The perspective layout, especially of the background, is European influenced. Two of the pictures (2 verso, 3 recto) by the Isfahan painter Muḥammad Raḥim from 1802 show sumptuously dressed royals in a rich ambience, enjoying their befitting pastimes. On the upper edge of both miniatures, the painter refers to the new dynasty: the lion from the Kasharian state coat of arms is depicted in delicate gold with the sun rising behind it. This suggests that the paintings were commissioned by a member of the Kashar dynasty, which ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925. Two further pages (6 verso, 7 righto) are dedicated to one of the most popular themes in Persian illumination, the nightingale and the rose, a symbol of self-sacrificing, unconditional love that even accepts death if necessary. –The album later found its way into the collections of two French orientalists, first in that of Baron Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758-1838), then in that of Étienne Marc Quatremère (1782-1857). Its library was acquired in 1858 for the court library in Munich, the forerunner of the Bavarian State Library. // Bavarian State Library, Orient and Asia Department // Date: 2019, English version: This small Qajar album from the time of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772–1834; ruled, 1797–1834) combines calligraphic art from various epochs with early 19th-century illustrations of high artistic quality. Although the depiction of persons is standardized and lacks individuality, the use of perspective, especially in the background, reveals European influence. Two of the miniatures portray princely scions dressed in expensive robes. Two other pages are dedicated to one of the most popular motifs of Persian book painting: the love of the nightingale for the rose, a symbol of unconditional, self-sacrificing love. The Qajar dynasty ruled Persia (present-day Iran) from 1785 to 1925. The artist makes reference to the new dynasty, depicting in delicate gold in the upper margin of both miniatures the motif of the Qajar coat of arms: a lion in front of the rising sun. This suggests that the pictures may have been commissioned by a member of the ruling house. The album later was acquired by the French orientalist Baron Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758–1838) and subsequently came to the Bavarian State Library as part of the library of Étienne Marc Quatremère (1782–1857), also a noted French orientalist. // Bavarian State Library, Oriental and Asia Department // Date: 2019
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Handschrift | GND-ID: (DE-588)4023287-6
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