Author
Būṣīrī, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, 1213?-1296?, Busīri, Sharaf al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Saʻīd, Cân Kılıç, active 1517, Jan Qalaj, Ṭūman Bāy, Mamlūk Sulṭān, active 1516-1517, Fayyūmī, Nāṣir al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Ṣamad, approx. 14th century, Fayumi, Naser al-Din Muhammad bin Abdul Samad
Author Original
بوصيري شرف الدين محمد بن سعيد جان قلج فيومي، ناصر الدين محمد بن عبد الصمد
Publication Date
1507
Subject
Muḥammad, Prophet, -632 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800, Calligraphy, Arabic -- Specimens, Writing, Arabic -- Specimens, Islamic calligraphy -- Specimens, Manuscripts, Arabic -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
29 leaves : paper ; 360 x 260 (284 x 180) mm. bound to 365 x 265 mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194771073
Record ID
990067962100106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1507-1517
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from titlepiece on fol.2a., Incipit: "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Remember the neighbors of Dhul Salam. Tears that flowed from a pan were mixed with blood....", Explicit: "The sweet dairy winds did not waver, the wind of youth, and the singing of the sharp-eyed lions with melody, the gods, and the companions. Then those who followed them [sic], the people of the pious and pure [sic], forbearance and generosity", Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, reads: “Written by the Mamluk Jan Kalij of the Mushad class from the Aniyat of Al-Sayfi Jar Balat”, Dedication: “With the drawing of the honorable headquarters, the honorable, the high Mawlawi, the great emir, Al-Sayfi Tuman Bay, Amir Dawadar Kabir, and the son of [or me?] my brother, the honorable shrine, may God bless his supporters, Amen”, Collation: III+1 (7), VII (21), IV (29); no catchwords present., Layout: Written in 12 lines per page, 3 lines of the poem and 9 of the amplification, with the saṭr and first few words of the ʻajuz of each bayt filling the column width horizontally and the ʻajuz appended slanting up diagonally, and three lines of amplification centered above the saṭr; faint impression of ruling board., Script: Very fine Mamlūk calligraphy; saṭr and the first few words of the ʻajuz of each bayt in fine muḥaqqaq, final words of the ʻajuz in tawqīʻ and amplification in naskh; text is fully vocalized; title of titlepiece in thuluth; ex libris of titlepiece and text of tailpiece in nearly unpointed tawqīʻ., Decoration: Richly illuminated titlepiece; ansa in the form of roundel with rosette attached to upper panel; upper panel contains cartouche carrying title lettered in white with heavy gold outlining on a field of blue with gold vegetable patterns; corner pieces of upper panel in gold on red field; lower panel contains large scalloped medallion (shamsah) carrying ex libris lettered in white with heavy gold outlining on a field of blue surrounded by four small rosettes, all illuminated; decorative border of the lower panel in green, red, and gold; Richly illuminated tailpiece contains long oval cartouche with roundel/rosette ansae; cartouche carries colophon lettered in white with heavy gold outlining on field of blue with gold vegetable patterns; Within text, saṭr of each bayt in black ink, ʻajuz in deep red/brown, and amplification in black with alternating lines rubricated., Support: Heavy, burnished laid Arab paper with chain lines grouped in threes., Binding: Pasteboard covered with brown leather; Type II binding (with flap); upper and lower covers each carry a large central tooled (and pattern stamped), gold-painted mandorla with pendants and blind-stamped arabesque pattern borders; flap carries the same border and half-mandorla after the covers; in fair condition., Origin: As appears in colophon on fol. 29a, copied by the Mamlūk Jān Qilij; No details on the date of copying are provided, though the ex libris of Ṭūmān Bāy (ca. 878/1474-5 to 923/1517) who was appointed dawādār kabīr in 913/1507 and sultan in 922/1516 provides an approximate dating., Scalloped shamsah of titlepiece on fol.2a carries ex libris of Ṭūmān Bāy (ca. 878/1474-5 to 923/1517) “With the drawing of the honorable headquarters, the honorable, the high Mawlawi, the prince, the great, the Saifi Tuman Bay, the prince of Dawadar Kabir, and the son of [or Ani?] my brother, the honorable shrine, may God bless his supporters, Amen” ; circular seal impression on fol.2a; inscriptions on fol.1a include "62 T.D.M." and "120.", Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 232
Sample Text
An elegant copy of al-Būṣīrī's renowned poem in praise of the Prophet and a fine specimen of Mamlūk calligraphy. Accompanied by amplification (takhmīs) by Nāṣir al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Fayyūmī (mid-14th century).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Cân Kılıç, active 1517, calligrapher., Ṭūman Bāy, Mamlūk Sulṭān, active 1516-1517, former owner., Fayyūmī, Nāṣir al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Ṣamad, ca. 14th century. Takhmīs Qaṣīdat al-burdah.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251211
Biçim
Book, Manuscript
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
EI2, "Ṭūmān Bāy," vol. x, p. 621, col. 2, Holt, P.M., "The last Mamlūk sultan: al-Malik al-Ashraf Ṭūmān Bāy," Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam, 25 (2001) pp. 234-246., Ibn Iyās, Badāʼiʻ al-zuhūr fī waqāʼiʻ al-duhūr, ed. Muḥammad Muṣṭafá (Wiesbaden, 1960) vol. 5 p.102 ff.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Tailpieces (layout features) -- Islamic Empire -- 16th century
