Author
Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203. نظامى گنجوى، 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203
Author Original
نظامى گنجوى،
Subject
Manuscripts, Persian. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian > Specimens. Persian poetry > 747-1500.
Type
kitap
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
ii, 308, ii leaves : Non-European laid paper, illustrations, illuminations ; 285 x 165 (195 x 105) mm, bound to 300 x 185 mm manuscript.
Library
Columbia University Libraries
Record ID
ht102861168
Library Location
Online
Notes
Series of 11 inspection notes dated 1221-1229 AH /1806-1814 CE (f. 1r). Three seals (f. 1r). Shelfmark: X892.8 N651 Folio. Origin: The item is undated, likely copied in the 17th century. Decoration: Headpieces in blue and gold before each new work (f. 1v, 132v, 188v). Foliate text division markers with blue borders and delicate, leafy scrolls with small, polychrome flowers. Foliate fill in gold, silver, and orange between angled lines, often before illustrations (see as examples f. 33v, 78r, 84v-85r). 19 full-page illustrations (f.12r, 34r, 45r, 78v, 117v, 142v, 172r, 199r, 206r, 213r, 220r, 223v, 228r, 232r, 238r, 243r, 268r, 293r, 306v). Textblock is border-ruled in double gold and blue with gold double rules between the columns. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Layout: 21 lines in four columns; catchwords each verso, lower left. Title supplied by cataloger. Manuscript codex. Purchased for Columbia with funds donated by John Dyneley Prince, James Speyer and Jacob H. Schiff; accessioned 1905 (library bookplate inside front cover). Marbled brown leather with gold tooled frame; brightly painted doublure of flower arrangments on bright turquoise and maroon lobed grounds with white and gold borders. - 1. f. 1v-130v: Sharaf-nāmah-ʼi Iskandarī 2. f. 131r: Final page of Khusraw va Shīrīn 3. f. 131v-187v: Laylī va Majnūn 4. f. 187v-Haft paykar [incomplete] 5. f. 256r-282v: Makhzan al-asrār [incomplete]
Sample Text
Lacunose, illustrated copy of the Quintet, containing all of Iskandarnāmah and Laylī va Majnūn. Makhzan al-asrār is missing the beginning and the end; Haft paykar ends abruptly, and Khusraw va Shīrīn is missing all but the final page. This copy contains 19 full-page illustrations, numerous gold and polychrome decorative text division markers and foliate in-fill around angled lines and at the end of each work.
Erişim ve Kullanım
Digital version available with no restrictions
Ayrıca Şu Başlıklar Altında
Reinhardt, Carl, 1856-1903, former owner. Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Köken
Formerly owned by Carl Reinhardt; purchased from his estate.
Tekdüzen Başlık
Khamsah. Selections. خمسة. Selections.
WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1149541539
