Folio from a Rawdat al-safa (Garden of felicity) by Mirkhwand (d. 1498); verso: illuminated text; recto: the combat between Muslims and infidels and the martyrdom of Marv-ibn- al-Humam

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Period
1571-1572 -
Geography
Shiraz, Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 25.7 x 15.8 cm (10 1/8 x 6 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.381 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.381
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Inayatullah al-katib al-Shirazi -
Author
Khwandshah (Mirkhwand) -
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Rawdat al-safa fi sirat al-anbiya' wa-al -muluk wa-al-khulafa (Garden of purity on the lives of the prophets, kings, and caliphs) by Muhammad b. Khwandshah (known as Mirkhwand); Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, the Combat between Muslims and infidels and the martyrdom of Marv-ibn- al-Humam, one column, twenty-five lines; verso: illuminated text, nineteen lines; one of a group of twenty folios.Borders have been removed and only the text portion of the folio remains. -
Origin
Shiraz, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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