Publication Date
XVII century - beginning of the XVIII century
Publication Place
India; some specimens signed by various calligraphers; others with later attributions -
Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject
Mughal — Ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; folios edged and backed with yellow silk; bound in lacquer-painted covers
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
60 صفحة ، 40.5 × 32 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
MSS 1073
Record ID
object;EPM;uk;Mus21;49;ar
Library Location
Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date
XVII century - beginning of the XVIII century
Notes
The plan panels, copied in naqsha, thuluth and rq'a script, are arranged in identical pairs with identical gilding and mounted on double-page paper and exquisitely decorated with patterns inspired by Mughal enamel or pietra dura (pictorial mosaic with semi-precious stones). The album bears a note stating that the planning was drawn in the album of Janjir, the greatest expert of the Mughal emperors. It is very likely that they were put together for Aurangabad (r. 1658-1707), the first Mughal emperor with undisputed Islamic commitment who preferred drawing to drawing. This is a great display of the work of Indian writers who were active during his reign and gives an intimate impression of the elegance practiced at his court. Originally bound in album form in a hexagonal fold (concertina) format and with lacquer covers (glossy varnish), the album was re-bound in manuscript form in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Sample Text
“Sample Layout Album” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus21;49;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi
MWNF Working Number: UK1 49
Seçili bibliyografya
Rogers, J.M.,The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London: Thames & Hudson, 2010: cat.270, pp.234–5.
