Publication Date
947 AH / 1540 AD
Publication Place
Iran -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
22.6 × 13.6 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL Per 251
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;26;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
947 AH / 1540 AD
Notes
Surah 12 of the Qur’an tells the well-known story of the life of the Prophet Joseph. In the fifteenth century, the story of Yusuf and Zulaykha (the wife of Al-Aziz) was retold and added to, in poetic form, by the well-known Persian poet Jami. The story is a metaphor for a Sufi search for unity with the highest, divine self, where its heroes are Zuleikha, who represents the inclinations of the imperfect human spirit and its quest to approach divine perfection, which in turn is represented by the character of Joseph. In the illustrations in the manuscript, which was produced about a century and a half after the poet’s death in 1492 AD, the state of Joseph as a prophet is depicted with a halo surrounding his head. The opening of the manuscript has a doctrine title.
Sample Text
“Wonders of Creatures” within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;26;ar
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