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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.633 is an anonymous illuminated and illustrated 10th-century AH/AD 16th copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Hafiz (flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Nasta'liq script, this codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece and has three additional double-page illustrations.
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Document identity
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9692
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Collection of Poems (Divan)
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Source metadata
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9692
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title
Collection of Poems (Divan)
description
Walters manuscript W.633 is an anonymous illuminated and illustrated 10th-century AH/AD 16th copy of the Collection of poems (divan) by Hafiz (flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th). Written in Nasta'liq script, this codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece and has three additional double-page illustrations.
provenance
Muhammad ibn Mustafá [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Riza Javahid Zamuni (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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14
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9
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Folio H: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper covered with dark brown leather with gold and marbled paper
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15730
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1
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photo
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