Yazar
Nur al-Din Hilali Jaghata'i (died 936 AH/AD 1529-1530), Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad al-Husayni
Basım Tarihi
978 AH/AD 1570-1571 (Safavid)
Basım Yeri
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Konu
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Tür
Belge
Dil
Arapça
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Evet
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Folio H: 10 1/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (25.5 x 15 cm)
Kütüphane
Walters Sanat Müzesi
Kayıt Numarası
W.656
Lokasyon
Not on view
Tarih
978 AH/AD 1570-1571 (Safavid)
Notlar
Walters manuscript W.656 is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of a mystic poem (masnavi) entitled Sifat al-'ashiqin (Qualities of lovers) by Nur al-Din Hilali (died 936 AH/AD 1529-1530). It was written in Nasta'liq script by Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad al-Husayni in 978 AH/AD 1570-1571. The manuscript opens with a double-page illustrated frontispiece (fols. 1b-2a), followed by a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a). Borders throughout the codex are illuminated with floral and bird motifs. The lacquer binding is original to the manuscript.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
