Author
ʻAṣṣār Tabrīzī, Muḥammad, -1382 or 1383, Assar Tabrīzī, Muhammad, Naʻīm al-Dīn ibn Munʻim al-Dīn al-Awḥadī, active 1526, Naeem al-Dīn ibn Munām al-Dīn al-Awḥadī
Author Original
عصار تبريزى محمد نعيم الدين بن منعم الدين الاوحدى
Publication Date
1526
Publication Place
[Shiraz?] -
Subject
Persian poetry -- 747-1500, Masnavis, Persian -- Early works to 1800, Manuscripts, Persian -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Type
Book
Language
Persian
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
214 leaves : paper ; 195 x 115 (127 x 51) mm
Library
University of Michigan Library
Library Asset ID
1194685106
Record ID
990068141300106381
Library Location
UM Ann Arbor Libraries, University Library
Date
Possibly between 1526-1527
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from exquisite double-page illumination at opening (pp.4-5)., Incipit: "In the name of the king of the world of love, whose name is the seal of love...", Explicit: "The fate of the prophets and the end of the Qur'an, who make the end of our work good", Colophon: "Scribal," rectangular, in Arabic, reads "Tam al-Kitab by the hand of Afqar Abdallah al-Ghani Naim al-Din bin Man'am al-Din al-Awhadi in 933", Collation: ii, IV-1 (7), 10 IV(87), IV-1 (94), 3 IV(118), IV-1 (125), 10 IV(205), IV+1 (214), i ; exclusively quaternions (several anomalous); present catchwords; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf and skips two pages each between pp.347-348 and 373-374, leaf carrying pp.241-242 was misplaced when paginated but is now properly placed between pp.248-249)., Layout: Written in 22 lines per page with written area mainly divided into two columns; frame-ruled., Script: Nastaʻlīq; elegant Persianate hand; serifless, with effect of words descending to baseline, closed counters, and elongated horizontal strokes., Decoration: Exquisite double-page illumination at opening on pp. 4-5 consists of rectangular panels carrying opening text set off by cloud-bands with upper and lower cartouches carrying the title and author ("Mehr wa Mushtari Man Manzomat Maulana Muhammad Assar, peace be upon him and forgiveness") in white all surrounded by elegant swirling vegetal composition with floral accents in gold, pink, red, yellow, white, light blue, etc. on fields of gold and lapis lazuli evoking book cover design, surrounded by elaborate scalloped border evoking a series of domes accented with perpendicular stalks [tīgh] at the apices of the scallops and filled with continuation of the vegetal design on fields of gold and lapis lazuli; written area (and columns within) surrounded by gold frame defined by black fillets; chrysographed keywords and headings; four miniatures in Shīrāz style (see p.31, p.110, p.327, and p.364; examined by Priscilla Soucek April 1969, see note on catalog card "Painting in Shiraz style. The scribe is of a scribal family [Mrs. Sucek 4-9-69]")., Support: non-European (likely Persian or Indian) laid paper with 7 laid lines per cm. (vertical, indistinct) and chains faintly visible (horizontal), cloudy formation, fairly translucent, quite sturdy, well-burnished, dark cream in color; pastedowns / flyleaves in European laid paper with 9 laid lines per cm. (vertical), chain lines spaced 23 mm. apart (horizontal), and watermark of large scrollwork / arms design with lion rampant on triple mount at center and crown above; some staining and tidelines., Binding: Thin pasteboards covered in dark red brown leather; Type III binding (without flap); pastedowns and flyleaves in gold-flecked, lavender and pink-tinted European laid paper; upper and lower covers carry gold-tooled guilloché roll border; sewn in dark blue-green thread, two stations; worked chevron endbands in pale yellow and pink, fair condition; overall in somewhat poor condition with some abrasion, staining, lifting and losses of spine leather, delamination of boards, etc. ; housed in box for protection., Former shelfmark: "183 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]" inscribed in pencil on upper pastedown; "151" on tail edge of text block., Origin: As appears in colophon on p.425, copied by Naʻīm al-Dīn ibn Munʻim al-Dīn al-Awhadī with transcription completed 933 [1526 or 7] likely in Shīrāz., Inscription in pencil on upper pastedown "183 T. De M. [i.e. Tammaro De Marinis]"; virtually illegible circular seal impression on front flyleaf (p.1); several effaced former owners' marks (statements, oval seal impression, etc.) on 'title page' (p.3); collation statement on front flyleaf (p.1) reads "papers 214"; relatively clean copy., Shelfmark: Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Special Collections Research Center, Isl. Ms. 322
Sample Text
Splendid copy of the story of pure love between Mihr and Mushtarī, a mas̲navī by Mawlānā Muḥammad ʻAṣṣār of Tabrīz. Illustrated with four miniatures in Shīrāz style (see p.31, p.110, p.327, and p.364).
Katkıda Bulunanlar
Naʻīm al-Dīn ibn Munʻim al-Dīn al-Awḥadī, active 1526, scribe.
Son Dizinleme Tarihi
20251210
Biçim
Book, Manuscript, Available Online
Koleksiyonda
Abdul Hamid Collection.
Referanslar
Cat. Pers. MSS. Brit. Mus., p. 626 f.
Elde Ediliş
Acquired by purchase (funds donated by Horace Rackham).
Konular (Diğer)
Headpieces (layout features)
