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Leaf from chapter 29 of the Mūnis al-aḥrār, a collection of poetry. Each verse alternates with a corresponding illustration as follows: battle gear; weapons; fruit trees; four types of doves; peacock, parrot, and nightingale; and jewelry.
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- Publisher
- Iṣfahān, [1341]
- Language
- Persian
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Item Summary
Leaf from chapter 29 of the Mūnis al-aḥrār, a collection of poetry. Each verse alternates with a corresponding illustration as follows: battle gear; weapons; fruit trees; four types of doves; peacock, parrot, and nightingale; and jewelry.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- [Illuminated leaf from the Mūnis al-aḥrār].
- Call Number
- South wall 17, Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 94G
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/zg64tq79n
- Publisher
- Iṣfahān, [1341]
- Language
- Persian
- Date Created
- 1341
- Format
- Manuscript
- Extent
- 1 leaf : paper, col. ill. ; 229 x 172 (198 x 128) mm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
- References
- Moghadam, M. E. et al. Garrett collection, no. 198
- Swietochowski and Carboni. Illustrated poetry and epic images, 35-36
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Ms. leaf.
- Physical description: Written in large thuluth and medium naskh in gold, blue, black, and red. Each line of verse alternates with an illustration. The leaf is damaged along the bottom; it was cut out of its original frame and glued onto another page of a different text that now forms its margins.
- Origin: This page is from chapter 29 of a ms. which is now scattered. The ms. is dated Ramaḍān 741 H [February-March 1341] and was copied and illustrated in Isfahan according to its colophon (Swietochowski and Carboni, p. 25).
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- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/bb60019b-941e-4398-bddd-8d1fed0c4902/manifest