Publication Date
It was dated Shawwal - Dhul-Qa'dah 1310 AH / April - May 1893
Publication Place
Tehran, Iran -
Aga Khan Museum
Subject
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, lacquer, binding
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
11.3 × 18.2 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
AKM276
Record ID
object;EPM;ca;Mus21;31;ar
Library Location
Aga Khan Museum
Date
It was dated Shawwal - Dhul-Qa'dah 1310 AH / April - May 1893
Notes
This manuscript, made for Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1264-1313), is the Garden of Wonders manuscript. It consists of one hundred and nineteen lined pages, each with ten lines, sprinkled with gold (nasta'liq), by the hand of Shukrullah Nimah-Nijar. Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar's name is mentioned on the page preceding the last page of the manuscript, and his personal portrait is drawn in the middle medallions on the front and back covers. The binding reflects the involvement of the inheritance. Ancient and modern during the Qajar era, it is characterized by the usual composition of vegetal figures wrapped in gold on a dark background, which is closely associated with European-style portraits of the Shah.
Sample Text
“The Rose Garden of Wonders manuscript” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ca;Mus21;31;ar
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