Muraqqa' : A concertina album of calligraphic specimens with illuminated borders

Title	Muraqqa' : A concertina album of calligraphic specimens with illuminated borders
Publication Date:	1751
Publication Place	Iran -
Subject	Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian, ( lcsh ), آسیا -- ایران
Type	Book
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	H26.5 x W17 cm in
Library:	SOAS University of London
Record ID	LOAA005789
Library Location	Archives and Special Collections
Date	1751
Notes	The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.102 no.79-80., Pages 15-16 of MS 35342 - The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.102 no.79-80., Pages 15-16 of MS 35342 - The concertina album, kept within a lacquer binding (for which see following entry) opens in concertina fashion and comprises 28 pages. Each page has bold floral margins, some inhabited by birds and insects, some executed in a characteristically Qajar style, which postdates the examples of calligraphy the pages contain. Some of the border illuminations are copied from the immediately preceding page. The following names and dates are mentioned: p. 1, Shāh Maḥmūd and Mīr'Alī al-Ḥusaynī; p. 4, Faqīr‘Alī; pp. 15, 16, 17, Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ, dated, on p. 15, 1105 AH (1693 CE) here illustrated; p. 19, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad al-lṣfahānī, dated 1087 AH (1676 CE); pp. 21, 22, Mīr'Alī, written in Qazwīn; p. 24, 'Abd al-Rashīd (Text by Anna Contadini, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
Koordinatlar	32, x, 53
Malzemeler	Watercolour, gold and ink on paper, ( medium )
Hak Yönetimi	All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
Mekânsal Kapsam	Asia --, Iran

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Muraqqa' : A concertina album of calligraphic specimens with illuminated borders

Publication Date 1751

Publication Place Iran -

Subject Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian, ( lcsh ), آسیا -- ایران

Type Book

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions H26.5 x W17 cm in

Library SOAS University of London

Record ID LOAA005789

Library Location Archives and Special Collections

Date 1751

Notes The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.102 no.79-80., Pages 15-16 of MS 35342 - The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.102 no.79-80., Pages 15-16 of MS 35342 - The concertina album, kept within a lacquer binding (for which see following entry) opens in concertina fashion and comprises 28 pages. Each page has bold floral margins, some inhabited by birds and insects, some executed in a characteristically Qajar style, which postdates the examples of calligraphy the pages contain. Some of the border illuminations are copied from the immediately preceding page. The following names and dates are mentioned: p. 1, Shāh Maḥmūd and Mīr'Alī al-Ḥusaynī; p. 4, Faqīr‘Alī; pp. 15, 16, 17, Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ, dated, on p. 15, 1105 AH (1693 CE) here illustrated; p. 19, Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad al-lṣfahānī, dated 1087 AH (1676 CE); pp. 21, 22, Mīr'Alī, written in Qazwīn; p. 24, 'Abd al-Rashīd (Text by Anna Contadini, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )

Koordinatlar 32, x, 53

Malzemeler Watercolour, gold and ink on paper, ( medium )

Hak Yönetimi All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.

Mekânsal Kapsam Asia --, Iran