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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.631 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th). The text is written in Nasta"liq script and is dated to the end of Safar 946 AH/AD 1539. The manuscript opens with a double-page illustrated frontispiece of an enthroned King Solomon (Sulayman) and Queen Sheba (Bilqis) (fols. 2b-3a), followed by an illuminated incipit with titlepiece inscribed Divan-i Hafiz. There are two additional illustrations of figures conversing and drinking in outdoor landscapes (fols. 114a and 150b). The dark brown leather binding, which is original to the manuscript, is panel-stamped in relief with a central lobed medallion with pendants and an allover floral and vine decoration.
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Document identity
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19560
label
Collection of Poems (divan)
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Source metadata
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title
Collection of Poems (divan)
description
Walters manuscript W.631 is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (divan) by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi (flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th). The text is written in Nasta"liq script and is dated to the end of Safar 946 AH/AD 1539. The manuscript opens with a double-page illustrated frontispiece of an enthroned King Solomon (Sulayman) and Queen Sheba (Bilqis) (fols. 2b-3a), followed by an illuminated incipit with titlepiece inscribed Divan-i Hafiz. There are two additional illustrations of figures conversing and drinking in outdoor landscapes (fols. 114a and 150b). The dark brown leather binding, which is original to the manuscript, is panel-stamped in relief with a central lobed medallion with pendants and an allover floral and vine decoration.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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22
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13
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Folio H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (22 x 13 cm)
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Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper covered with dark brown leather
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