Item Summary

Leaf from the Jāmiʻ al-tavārīkh. Contains mention of the Liang Dynasty (502-556) and Hsüan-ti, founder of the Late/Western Liang [Hou Liang],(555-562).

Descriptive Information

Title
[Leaf from the Jāmiʻ al-tavārīkh depicting seven Chinese emperors].
Call Number
South wall 17, Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 89G
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/n296x052z
Language
Persian
Date Created
1300-1399
Extent
1 leaf : paper, col. ill. ; 428 x 329 (341 x 231) mm.
Source Acquisition
Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.
References
Moghadam, M. E. et al. Garrett collection, no. 193
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Ms. leaf.
Physical description: Written in medium naskh in black on beige glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue and red; headings in red. Illuminations in gold and color.
Origin: The paper quality, calligraphy, and measurements seem to correspond to the stipulations in the author's waqf (Blair, p. 14), which would indicated that this copy was produced in his scriptorium in Tabriz in the 14th century.

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d80f6d57-894c-42a5-b3dc-6c29fb636011/manifest