Folio from Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492)

Object Details

• Author

  Jami (died 1492)

• Description

  Folio from a dispersed copy of Yusuf u Zulaykha by Jami; Persian in black nasta'liq script on gold-flecked paper; heading in red; recto: text, 2 columns, 14 lines; verso: text, 2 columns, 14 lines; one of a group of 13.

  Border: The recto is set in gold, green, and blue rulings in a margin with bird and floral motifs; the verso is set in gold, green, and blue rulings in a margin with landscape and animal motifs.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Origin

  Qazvin, Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Name

  Jami

• Place

  Qazvin

• Topic

  S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Landscapes, Art, Roses, Yusuf, Zulaykha, Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Flowers

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Nasta?li-q script

• Object Type

  Manuscripts