Publication Date
1073 AH/AD 1663
Publication Place
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The Walters Art Museum
Subject
Culture: Islamic | more | less
Type
Book
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions: Folio H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
W.626
Record ID
walters-14438
Library Location
The Walters Art Museum
Date
1073 AH/AD 1663
Notes
Walters manuscript W.626 is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as Masnavi-i ma'navi, of Jalal al-Din Rumi (died 672 AH/AD 1273). According to the colophon (fol. 314b), the text, written in black Nasta'liq script, was completed in India in 1073 AH/AD 1663. Each section of the work is introduced by a double-page illuminated incipit containing a preface in prose, followed by two illustrations and an illuminated incipit page for the masnavi. In total, 50 paintings illustrate the text. The green leather binding is modern.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
MSS, ISL, MIS | Manuscripts
Malzeme
ink and pigments on thin laid paper (probably Kashmiri) covered with green leather
