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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.661 is an illustrated Ottoman copy of a Turkish work on the training and care of warhorses (Tuhfat ül-farisin fi ahval-i huyul il-mucahidin) by Ahmed 'Ata Tayyarzade (died 1294 AH/AD 1877). The text was written in Ruq`ah script by Saker Muhammed in 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855. The main text is preceded by a detailed table of contents (fols. 1b-3a), and on fol. 3b it states that the work was dedicated to Sultan Abdülmecid (reigned 1255 AH/AD 1839-1277 AH/AD 1861). There are 30 illustrations of horses at the end of the manuscript.
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Document identity
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35005
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Book on Horses
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Source metadata
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35005
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normalized
title
Book on Horses
description
Walters manuscript W.661 is an illustrated Ottoman copy of a Turkish work on the training and care of warhorses (Tuhfat ül-farisin fi ahval-i huyul il-mucahidin) by Ahmed 'Ata Tayyarzade (died 1294 AH/AD 1877). The text was written in Ruq`ah script by Saker Muhammed in 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855. The main text is preceded by a detailed table of contents (fols. 1b-3a), and on fol. 3b it states that the work was dedicated to Sultan Abdülmecid (reigned 1255 AH/AD 1839-1277 AH/AD 1861). There are 30 illustrations of horses at the end of the manuscript.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1271 AH/AD 1854-1855 (Ottoman)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
width
21.5
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15.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 8 7/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21.5 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
reign
Sultan Abdülmecid (1255 AH/AD 1839-1277 AH/AD 1861)
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ink and pigments on buff European wove paper covered with green leather
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