Collection of Poems (Divan)

Title	Collection of Poems (Divan)
Publication Date:	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Islamic \| more \| less
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	W.634
Record ID	walters-23579
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Notes	Walters manuscript W.634 is an illuminated copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Safavid Iran in the10th century AH/AD 16th in black Nasta'liq script, the codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece that precedes a preface (dibachah) (fols. 1b-2a). An illuminated headpiece (fol. 7b) inscribed fa-Llah khayr hafizan or "God is the best protector" (Surat Yusuf, 12:64) introduces the initial verses of the Divan. There is an illuminated tailpiece inscribed with the work's final verses and a colophon with prayers for the prophet Muhammad and his family. The illumination of this manuscript exemplifies the Safavid style of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The binding is not contemporary with the manuscript.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Safavid Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	ISL, MSS, MIS \| Manuscripts
Malzeme	ink and pigments on laid paper covered with black leather

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Publication Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Islamic | more | less

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID W.634

Record ID walters-23579

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Notes Walters manuscript W.634 is an illuminated copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (active 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Safavid Iran in the10th century AH/AD 16th in black Nasta'liq script, the codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece that precedes a preface (dibachah) (fols. 1b-2a). An illuminated headpiece (fol. 7b) inscribed fa-Llah khayr hafizan or "God is the best protector" (Surat Yusuf, 12:64) introduces the initial verses of the Divan. There is an illuminated tailpiece inscribed with the work's final verses and a colophon with prayers for the prophet Muhammad and his family. The illumination of this manuscript exemplifies the Safavid style of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The binding is not contemporary with the manuscript.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Safavid Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu ISL, MSS, MIS | Manuscripts

Malzeme ink and pigments on laid paper covered with black leather