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Source Description
The Bustan, consisting of stories and maxims, was composed by the Persian poet Musharrif al-Din ibn Muslih Sa'di Shirazi (d.1292). Bustan is a Persian word composed of bu (smell or perfume) and estan, the suffix denoting place, and means "garden" or "orchard." Following the Persian poetic tradition, Sa'di said each story was like a flower in a garden. The book opens with a frontispiece with the title, Kitab-i bustan, seen here.
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Document identity
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81896
label
Double-page Illuminated Incipit
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object
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Source metadata
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81896
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object
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normalized
title
Double-page Illuminated Incipit
description
The Bustan, consisting of stories and maxims, was composed by the Persian poet Musharrif al-Din ibn Muslih Sa'di Shirazi (d.1292). Bustan is a Persian word composed of bu (smell or perfume) and estan, the suffix denoting place, and means "garden" or "orchard." Following the Persian poetic tradition, Sa'di said each story was like a flower in a garden. The book opens with a frontispiece with the title, Kitab-i bustan, seen here.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
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cm
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25.5
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17
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H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (25.5 x 17.0 cm)
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cul
Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper
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15724
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MIS
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3171
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1
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0
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photo
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