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Abstract

This is an illuminated album (muraqqaʿ) in accordion format containing Persian calligraphy. It was executed in Iran during the eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. Lines of text in black nastaʿlīq script are framed by decorative cloud-bands. Borders are decorated with illuminated vegetal and animal motifs on multicolored paper. This album bears a seal impression of the Ottoman Sultan ʿUthmān Khān (Osman III, r. 1167 AH / 1754 CE -- 1170 AH / 1757 CE) and a bequest (waqf) entry and seal by Ibrāhīm Ḥanīf, inspector of awqāf (fol. 1b). The dark brown leather binding with central oval and pendants is contemporary with the manuscript but may not be original to it.

Hand note

Written in large nastaʿlīq script in black ink

Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Cataloger: Landau, Amy

Cataloger: Smith, Sita

Editor: Bockrath, Diane

Contributor: Barrera, Christina

Contributor: Emery, Doug

Contributor: Herbert, Lynley

Contributor: Noel, William

Contributor: Simpson, Shreve

Contributor: Tabritha, Ariel

Contributor: Toth, Michael B.

Contributor: Valle, Chiara

Conservator: Jewell, Stephanie

Conservator: Quandt, Abigail

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Upper board outside

Lower board outside

8b back

8a back

7b back

7a back

6b back

6a back

5b back

5a back

4b back

4a back

3b back

3a back

2b back

2a back

1b back

1a back

Back-edge

Fore-edge

Head

Tail

Keywords
Calligraphy
Iran
Islamic
Persian
Accordion book
Album
Literature -- Poetry

Origin Place

Iran

Date

11th century AH / 17th CE

Form

album

Binding

Unknown Binding

Binding Description

Dark brown leather with central oval and pendants; doublures of light brown leather with filigree work

Language

The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.

Provenance

Seal of Sultan ʿUthmān Khān ibn Muṣṭafá Khān and a bequest

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

← search Album of Persian calligraphy W.673

Origin Place

Iran

Date

11th century AH / 17th CE

Form

album

Language

The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.

Provenance

Seal of Sultan ʿUthmān Khān ibn Muṣṭafá Khān and a bequest

Acquisition

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

Manuscript Overview

Abstract

This is an illuminated album (muraqqaʿ) in accordion format containing Persian calligraphy. It was executed in Iran during the eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. Lines of text in black nastaʿlīq script are framed by decorative cloud-bands. Borders are decorated with illuminated vegetal and animal motifs on multicolored paper. This album bears a seal impression of the Ottoman Sultan ʿUthmān Khān (Osman III, r. 1167 AH / 1754 CE -- 1170 AH / 1757 CE) and a bequest (waqf) entry and seal by Ibrāhīm Ḥanīf, inspector of awqāf (fol. 1b). The dark brown leather binding with central oval and pendants is contemporary with the manuscript but may not be original to it.

Hand note

Written in large nastaʿlīq script in black ink

References

Contributors

Principal cataloger: Gacek, Adam

Cataloger: Landau, Amy

Cataloger: Smith, Sita

Editor: Bockrath, Diane

Contributor: Barrera, Christina

Contributor: Emery, Doug

Contributor: Herbert, Lynley

Contributor: Noel, William

Contributor: Simpson, Shreve

Contributor: Tabritha, Ariel

Contributor: Toth, Michael B.

Contributor: Valle, Chiara

Conservator: Jewell, Stephanie

Conservator: Quandt, Abigail

Bindings & Oddities

These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.

Upper board outside

Lower board outside

8b back

8a back

7b back

7a back

6b back

6a back

5b back

5a back

4b back

4a back

3b back

3a back

2b back

2a back

1b back

1a back

Back-edge

Fore-edge

Head

Tail

Keywords
Calligraphy
Iran
Islamic
Persian
Accordion book
Album
Literature -- Poetry
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