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| Keywords: Haydar al-Husayni - Poem (masnavi) - Walters W642 - Bottom Open.jpg Walters manuscript W 642 is an illuminated copy of the well-known poem masnavi Subhat al-abrar The rosary of the righteous by Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami died 898 AH/AD 1492 produced in Safavid Iran The text written in Nasta'liq script was copied by Haydar al-Husayni in 965 AH/AD 1557-1558 according to the Arabic colophon fol 112a The manuscript opens with an illuminated double-page incipit inscribed with the title of the work and the author's name The subsequent pages have decorated borders and gold-sprinkled margins The dark brown goatskin binding which is original to the manuscript has light brown doublures decorated with filigree work on a multi-colored ground The original shelfmark of 3934 is inscribed on the tail edge of the codex 965 AH/AD 1557-1558 Safavid ink and pigments on cream-colored gold-sprinkled laid paper covered with dark brown goatskin with gold; light brown doublures with blue orange and green Folio cm 24 5 15 accession number W 642 6402 Unknown collection seal erased original shelfmark of 3934 on on tail edge of codex Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Subhat al-Abrar Rosary of the Devout by Jami Walters MS 642 | ||||
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