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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), 'Abd al-Rahim 'Ambarin Qalam, Sanvlah, Nanha, Shivdas, Dharm Das, Bim Gujarati

Date: 1595 (Mughal)

Publication Date: 1595 (Mughal)

Publication Place: Pakistan, Lahore (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

Date: 1st half 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Date: 1st half 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Abbas I

Author: Indian, Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292), Muhammad Amin ibn Baba Jan

Date: Painting: 18th century; Calligraphy: 1582-1583 (Safavid)

Publication Date: Painting: 18th century; Calligraphy: 1582-1583 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Uzbekistan, Samarqand (Place of Origin) India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Author: Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: Iranian

Date: 8th century AH/AD 14th century

Publication Date: 8th century AH/AD 14th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Yadkar al-Katib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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fragment of W.519; Undecorated;in Greek uncial scrawls;

Date: 551

Publication Date: 551

Publication Place: Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Origin) Egypt (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Commentary on Select Verses of the Qur'an

Author: Okçuzade Mehmet Sahî (Islamic, died 1039 AH/AD 1629)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Album of Persian Miniatures and Calligraphy

Author: Muhammad Husayn, Sultan Murad al-Husayni, Sultan Ali al-Mashhadi, Ni'mat Allah al-Mashhadi, Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Zaman, Mir 'Ali, 'Ali, Shah Muhammad al-Mashhadi, Aqa Riza

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century-14th century AH/AD 20th century

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century-14th century AH/AD 20th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin) Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank

Author: Indian

Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Album of Persian and Indian Miniatures, Calligraphy, and European Engravings

Author: Bunyad al-Tabrizi, Ibn Muhammad Riza Muhammad 'Ali, 'Abd Allah al-Husayni (?), Hakim Rukna (?)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal; Safavid; Qajar; Zand; Deccan)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal; Safavid; Qajar; Zand; Deccan)

Publication Place: Europe (Place of Origin) India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Fatimid)

Publication Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Fatimid)

Publication Place: India, Kashmir (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Six Leaves from Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz Abru

Author: Hafiz Abru (died 833 AH/AD 1430)

Date: early 9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)

Publication Date: early 9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Shams al-Din Kirmani

Date: 1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)

Publication Date: 1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic Manuscripts, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Undecorated;in Greek uncial scrawls;

Date: 551

Publication Date: 551

Publication Place: Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) (Place of Origin) Egypt (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: al-Hajj Ahmad Isma'il

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin) India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Epic of Timur

Author: Hatifi (Islamic, died 927 AH/AD 1520), Pir 'Ali al-Jami (Islamic, active 16th century)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Qur'an

Author: Islamic

Date: 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)

Publication Date: 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)

Publication Place: Arab lands (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Abridgment of the Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Author: Tavakkul Bik (Beg) valad Tulak Bik (Beg) Husayni

Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century

Publication Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of a Man Spinning Cotton

Author: Iranian

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of the Virgin and Child

Author: Indian

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of Courtiers at a Reception of Shah `Abbas I

Author: Iranian

Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of Plowing and Selling Produce

Author: Style of Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635), Yar Muhammad al-Haravi (Islamic, active ca. 922 AH/AD 1516) (?)

Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran, Isfahan (Place of Origin) Iran, Qazvin (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: Iranian

Date: 6th century AH/AD 12th century

Publication Date: 6th century AH/AD 12th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Qur'an

Author: African

Date: 6th century AH/AD 12th century

Publication Date: 6th century AH/AD 12th century

Publication Place: Maghreb (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of an Old Man Kneeling

Author: Attributed to Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635), Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)

Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Epic of Alexander the Great

Author: Ahmedi (1334 (?)-815 AH/AD 1413), Kamal ibn `Abd Allah al-Qaramani

Date: 891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Syria, Aleppo (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad

Author: Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (died 877 AH/AD 1472)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Shah Mahmud Nishaburi (died 972 AH/AD 1564-1565)

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Paintings: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Paintings: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Anthology of Persian Poetry

Author: Iranian

Date: early 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)

Publication Date: early 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Qur'an

Author: 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Yahyá ibn Qawam al-Din ibn 'Ali (Iranian)

Date: 974 AH/AD 1567

Publication Date: 974 AH/AD 1567

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Prayer Book

Author: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (died 40 AH/AD 661), Kamal ibn `Abd al-Haqq al-Sabzawari (Iranian, died after 1558)

Date: 941 AH/AD 1534

Publication Date: 941 AH/AD 1534

Publication Place: Iran, Gorgan (Astarabad) (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Three Collections of Poetry

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328), Hatifi (Islamic, died 927 AH/AD 1520)

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

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

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin) Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Lady with a Fan

Author: Attributed to Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Album of Persian Calligraphy

Author: Iranian

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Anthology of Persian Poetry

Author: Iranian

Date: 1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Jesuit Priest

Author: Indian

Date: mid-11th century AH/17th century AD (Mughal)

Publication Date: mid-11th century AH/17th century AD (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Youth with a Falcon

Author: Iranian

Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran, Isfahan (Place of Origin) Iran, Qazvin (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad

Author: al-Busiri (Egyptian, died 694 AH/AD 1294), Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khuwarizmi

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin) Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an in Two Volumes with Leather Pouches

Author: Islamic, Nigerian (?)

Date: 19th century

Publication Date: 19th century

Publication Place: West Africa (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic Manuscripts, Islamic World

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of a Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion

Author: Iranian

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf from Akbarnama by Abu'l Fazl

Author: Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551-1602), Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju Shirazi

Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: India, Nepal, and Tibet, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts, Islamic World

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Ottoman Diploma in Calligraphy

Author: Muhammad Hilmi Afandi, Yaziji zadah, Isma'il al-Zuhdi Katib al-Saray al-Sultani, Muhammad Hasib, 'Ali al-Wasfi

Date: 1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of Emperor Akbar Controlling an Enraged Elephant

Author: Indian

Date: 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: India, Nepal, and Tibet, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Hermes Debates with 70 Greek Scholars

Author: Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Portuguese Guard Holding a Double-pointed Lance

Author: Indian

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Dancing Girls

Author: Indian

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Rajput)

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Rajput)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari

Author: Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Wonders of Creation

Author: Muhammad ibn Mahmud Tusi (12th century)

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Single Leaf of a Seated Man with a Flower

Author: Indian

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

Date: 1202 AH/AD 1788 (?)

Publication Date: 1202 AH/AD 1788 (?)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Habib Allah ibn 'Ali ibn Husam

Date: Manuscript: 971 AH/AD 1563; Some Miniatures: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid; Qajar)

Publication Date: Manuscript: 971 AH/AD 1563; Some Miniatures: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid; Qajar)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Author: Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-Safavid)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209), Abu Bakr Shah ibn Hasan ibn 'Ali al-Shahrastani, Jamal al-Din Muhammad al-Siddiqi al-Isfahani

Date: 892 AH/AD 1486-900 AH/AD 1494-1495 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 892 AH/AD 1486-900 AH/AD 1494-1495 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Leaf from Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: African

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Place: Maghreb (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

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Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life

Author: Abu al-Fadl 'Iyad ibn Musá al-Yahsubi al-Bahili (died 544 AH/AD 1149), Salim al-Rashid

Date: 1191 AH/AD 1777 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 1191 AH/AD 1777 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Two Works on Islamic Beliefs and Practices

Author: Semsi Pasa (Islamic, died 988 AH/AD 1580)

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Baburnama

Author: Zuhair al-Din Muhammad Babur (1483-1530)

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Seated Man

Author: Iranian

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: Mubarakshah ibn Qutb (Iranian)

Date: 723 AH/AD 1323

Publication Date: 723 AH/AD 1323

Publication Place: Iran, Ilkhanid (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Burning and Melting

Author: Muhammad Riza Naw'i Khabushani (died 1019 AH/AD 1610), Ibn Sayyid Murad al-Husayni, Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi

Date: 1068 AH/AD 1657 (Safavid; Mughal)

Publication Date: 1068 AH/AD 1657 (Safavid; Mughal)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of Six Spiritual Teachers

Author: Indian

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collected Works (Kulliyat)

Author: Sa'di (died 691 AH/AD 1292), 'Abd Allah ibn Shaykh Murshid al-Katib

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Nilgai

Author: Indian

Date: 1625-1650 (Mughal)

Publication Date: 1625-1650 (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: India, Nepal, and Tibet, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of Elephant Combat

Author: Indian

Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Four Leaves from a Shahnama

Author: Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025), Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Husayni

Date: 741 AH/AD 1341

Publication Date: 741 AH/AD 1341

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Monkey Riding a Goat and Three Sheep

Author: Riza 'Abbasi (Persian, ca. 1565-1635), Hasan Shamlu

Date: early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Two Folios from the Akbarnama

Author: Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju Shirazi

Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides' De materia medica

Author: 'Abd Allah ibn Fadl, Dioscorides Pedanius, of Anazarbos

Date: Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224

Publication Date: Rajab 621 AH/AD 1224

Publication Place: Iraq, Baghdad (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Leaf from Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib, Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Date: 923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Falconer on Horseback

Author: Turkish

Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Atai (Uzbeki, died 1044 AH/AD 1634), Khayr Allah Khayri Jawush Zadah

Date: 1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Yusuf and Zulaykha

Author: Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)

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

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

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court

Author: Iranian

Date: early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Amplified Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad

Author: Nasir al-Din Muhammad al-Fayyumi, al-Busiri (Egyptian, died 694 AH/AD 1294), Ridwan ibn Muhammad al-Tabizi

Date: 767 AH/AD 1366

Publication Date: 767 AH/AD 1366

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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History of Nigaristan

Author: Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ghaffari (died 975 AH/AD 1567-1568)

Date: 5 Shawwal 976 AH/AD 1569 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 5 Shawwal 976 AH/AD 1569 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: Indian

Date: 15th century (Timurid)

Publication Date: 15th century (Timurid)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Three Hundred Sixty Sufi Questions

Author: 'Ali Dede al-Busnawi (died 1007 AH/AD 1598), Mustafá ibn al-Hajj Muhammad

Date: 1081 AH/AD 1670 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 1081 AH/AD 1670 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life

Author: Abu al-Fadl 'Iyad ibn Musá ibn 'Iyad al-Yashubi (died 544 AH/AD 1149)

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century

Publication Place: Maghreb (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Turkish Version of Sindbadnama

Author: Muhammad ibn 'Ali Katib al-Samarqandi, 'Abdülkerim bin Muhammed

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Horseman

Author: Basavan

Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th (Mughal)

Publication Date: 10th century AH/AD 16th (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Book on Navigation

Author: Piri Reis (Turkish, 1465-1555)

Date: late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)

Publication Date: late 11th century AH/AD 17th century-early 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Author: Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)

Date: Manuscript: 1028 AH/AD 1618-1619; Illustrations: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid)

Publication Date: Manuscript: 1028 AH/AD 1618-1619; Illustrations: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan

Author: Indian

Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)

Date: 946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Mughal Emperor with a Document

Author: Indian

Date: 12th-13th century AH/AD 18th-19th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 12th-13th century AH/AD 18th-19th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Book on Horses

Author: Ahmed 'Ata Tayyarzade (died 1294 AH/AD 1877), Saker Muhammed (active 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855)

Date: 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855 (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855 (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Commentary on an Abridgment of the Canon of Medicine

Author: Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aqsara'i (died 779 AH/AD 1378), Khalil Allah Isfarayini

Date: 969 AH/AD 1561

Publication Date: 969 AH/AD 1561

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Akbar

Author: Indian

Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century), 'Ali Quli ibn Qadr ibn Nur[...] Barrak (?) (Iranian)

Date: 966 AH/AD 1559 (Safavid)

Publication Date: 966 AH/AD 1559 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Poems (Tarji'Band)

Author: Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Ibn Ahmad Jami’ (Barzan, v. 898 AH/AD 1492), Muhammad Zaman al-Tabrizi

Date: 998 AH/AD 1589-1590 (Safavid, Qajar)

Publication Date: 998 AH/AD 1589-1590 (Safavid, Qajar)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Qur'an

Author: Islamic

Date: late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century-5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)

Publication Date: late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century-5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)

Publication Place: Arab lands (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Album of Calligraphy

Author: Seyh Hamdullah (Islamic, 1436 (?)-1520)

Date: 10th century AH/16th century AD-12th century AH/18th century AD (Ottoman)

Publication Date: 10th century AH/16th century AD-12th century AH/18th century AD (Ottoman)

Publication Place: Turkey (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Author: Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)

Date: 885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)

Publication Date: 885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Single Leaf of Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse

Author: Indian

Date: mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Date: mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Publication Place: India, Hyderabad (Place of Origin)

Subject: Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Author: Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century), Zayn al-'Abidin bin ar-Rahman al-Jami (active ca. 1512)

Date: Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)

Publication Date: Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)

Publication Place: Iran (Place of Origin)

Subject: Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts

Language: Arabic

Type: Document

Library: The Walters Art Museum

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