Author
Ḥāfiẓ, active 14th century, Hafez, Pīr Muḥammad ibn Qāsim al-Kātib, Pīr Muhammad bin Qāsim al-Kātib,
Author Original
حافظ پير محمد بن قاسم الكاتب،
Publication Date
1500
Subject
Persian poetry -- 747-1500, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
198 leaves : paper ; 200 x 130 (138 x 74) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194762463
Record ID
990068141280106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
16th century (exact date unknown)
Notes
Ms. codex., Title supplied by cataloger., Incipit: "Oh, O Saki Adar Kasa and Novels, who made love easy at first, but problems fell..., Explicit: "I said your words, said Hafez, said the happiness of all the tellers of the jokes, the great blessings of the state and religion, on whose door you kissed the dust, the king prostrated himself with that existence and that greatness, in the half of the month of Dhu Qad, from the realm of existence, there is no hope except for the one who came, the year of his death, the letters of hope Jud", Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, Arabic, reads "Katbah al-Faqeer al-Haqeer Tarab al-Aqadam Pir Muhammad bin Qasim al-Katb", Collation: i, IV (8), II (12), IV-1 (19), II (23), 2 IV (39), IV-1 (46), 6 IV (94), III+1 (101), IV (109), IV+1 (118), IV-1 (125), IV (133), IV-1 (140), IV+1 (149), IV (157), IV+1 (165), 3 IV (189), IV+1 (198), i ; chiefly quaternions; present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during cataloguing., Layout: Written area in 12 lines per page with written area divided into two columns and at least two lines provided on the diagonal (divided into four hemistiches); frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq; elegant hand in a medium line; characteristically serifless with gentle effect of words descending to baseline, superscripting of letters, elongation and exaggerated thickness of horizontal strokes, pointing mainly in distinct dots, shaqq or sarkash on many kāfs dramatically sweeping upward, point of final nūn set at opening of slightly angled bowl., Decoration: Illuminated frontispiece on 'title page' (p.1) in the form of a roundel defined by rules of orange, red and dark blue with radiating vegetal stalks (tīgh) in blue encircling a 12-lobed shamsah bordered in blue, gold and orange and filled with gold arabesques arranged in a series of intersecting arcs on a ground of red, repeated as finispiece on verso of final leaf (p.396) though with fewer encircling rules; splendid illuminated headpiece (`unwān / sarlawḥ) at opening on p.2 consisting of tall w-shaped piece in gold with central pendant carrying "Fallah Khair Hafaza" in white on a ground of dark blue overlaid with delicate vegetal designs in gold, orange, pink and white surrounded by further vegetal designs with floral forms in lavender, orange, light blue, and white and chī clouds in dark blue and gold, all set in a heavy well of interlocking repeated vegetal designs in gold, lavender, pin, orange and white on a black ground flanked by bands of gold, light blue, and dark blue with white crosses; gold cloud-bands with similar floral designs (text on pp.42-43 accented with similar cloud-bands) and exquisitely executed marginal decoration of delicate floral forms in gold and dark blue with red accents complete illuminated double-page opening (pp.2-3); written area throughout gold-flecked and surrounded by frame composed of gold and pistachio / turquoise bands with outermost white and blue rules, divisions within defined by narrow gold bands outlined in black; illustrated with three nearly full-page paintings (with some smudging to faces) including: prince seated with attendants (including musicians) drinking wine in festive garden scene (p.172), figures pouring and enjoying much wine in merry garden scene (p.231), polo match (p.327) ["Late 16th cent., style of miniatures," note on catalog card supplied by "Mrs. Suçek" (i.e. Priscilla Soucek)., Support: non-European (likely Persian) laid paper with roughly 7 laid lines per cm. (horizontal, somewhat indistinct, some curving) and single chain lines irregularly visible, somewhat cloudy formation, thin and transulscent though quite sturdy, mainly tinted a pink to peach color (most heavily in written area with some leaves tinted only in written area, e.g. leaves carrying illustrations and double-page illumination at opening, etc.), crisp and well-burnished; some breakthrough at frames (typically side nearest gutter) as well as minor repairs., Binding: Pasteboards faced in quite dark purple velvet with red leather of spine and board edges / turn-ins (textile faced, leather edged framed binding) ; Type III binding (without flap); rounded spine pastedowns and flyleaves in gray / lavender coated and textured paper (embossed with detailed floral vegetal motifs); upper and lower covers carry gold-tooled borders on leather edging; text block has certainly been trimmed; edges of text block now gold painted in running motifs of alternating large floral forms and saz leaves; sewn in yellow thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in pink and cream, fairly good condition; overall in good condition with minor abrasion and losses of leather; probably not original binding., Former shelfmark: "(17)" on front flyleaf; "222 T. De M [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" in pencil on verso of front flyleaf; "259" in pencil on 'title page' (p.1)., Accompanying materials: a. Scrap of woven paper with ḥadīth excerpts (likely from al-Baghawī) "The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, "If the Muslim returns, the brother of the Muslim will not remain in the darkness of Paradise until he returns, and he will say: 'O son of Adam, on the Day of Resurrection, your sickness did not afflict you.'" pp.122-123) -- b. Slip of woven paper with verses in Persian (following back flyleaf)., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.395, copied by Pīr Muḥammad ibn Qāsim al-Kātib. Date of transcription not specified. Decoration, etc. suggest 16th century., Inscription in ruq'ah script on verso of front flyleaf seemingly dated 8 Jumādá I 1269 [ca. 17 February 1853]; four different oval seal impressions on 'title page' (p.1), one repeated twice, each partially effaced or with losses due to trimming, one in name of Shihāb al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī [?] (Şahāb al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī), another with Shihāb al-Dīn visible, another with name Ḥusayn (Ḥusayn) and possible date 1237 [1821 or 2]; verses of Niẓāmī (May God open up the military in the way of research) entered in ruqʻah script also on 'title page' (p.1); scribal verses flanking close "If you comment in my book one day..."; effaced oval seal impression at close on p.395; still another oval seal impression (partially cut off) on verso of final leaf (p.396); interlinear and marginal glosses and corrections noting variants, meter, meanings in Turkish, etc., particularly in opening section (through p.38) [also noted by Muhammad Isa Waley, see note on catalog card dated May 14 1980, "Annotations in Turkish and Arabic between lines note the meaning of some words and phrases. One or two strange textual variants. Copied by Pīr Muḥammad Qāsim."]., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 320
Sample Text
Elegant copy of the Dīvān of the masterful poet Ḥāfiẓ (Khvājah Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad Shīrāzī, d.1390?). Contributions to the cataloguing from Elizabeth Kunze.
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Pīr Muḥammad ibn Qāsim al-Kātib, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p.627 ff., Islamic art from Michigan collections. Carol G. Fisher and Alan Fisher, Eds. (East Lansing, MI, 1982), no.54, p.99
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
