Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Walters manuscript W.655 is an illustrated collection of Persian poetry by such famous poets as Hafiz, Sa'di, Jami, and Safa. It was executed in Qajar Iran in an oblong format in the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The text, which is incomplete at the beginning and at the end, is written in ploychrome Shikastah script. Fifteen paintings illustrate the text. The goatskin binding is original to the manuscript.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
35959
label
Anthology of Persian Poetry
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
35959
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Anthology of Persian Poetry
description
Walters manuscript W.655 is an illustrated collection of Persian poetry by such famous poets as Hafiz, Sa'di, Jami, and Safa. It was executed in Qajar Iran in an oblong format in the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The text, which is incomplete at the beginning and at the end, is written in ploychrome Shikastah script. Fifteen paintings illustrate the text. The goatskin binding is original to the manuscript.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
7
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 5 1/8 x W: 2 3/4 in. (13 x 7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper covered with limp goatskin with painted cloth
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
6230048981f3d532