Prayer Book
- عنوان:
- Prayer Book
- المؤلف:
- 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (died 40 AH/AD 661)
- تاريخ المصدر:
- 941 AH/AD 1534
- الوصف:
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Walters manuscript W.579 is an illuminated manuscript of a prayer (wird) called Miftah al-najah, attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, the 4th caliph of Islam. According to the colophon, it was completed by Shaykh Kamal ibn 'Abd al-Haqq al-Sabzawari, the calligrapher and illuminator, in Astarabad (present-day Gorgan, Iran) in 941 AH/AD 1534. The text, divided into 5 compartments, is in calligraphic vocalized Naskh in black ink and vocalized Thuluth in gold ink outlined in black. Illuminated rosettes with colored dots serve as verse markers. The decorated colophon (fol. 8b) is written in Tawqi'/Riqa' in gold ink. Later bequest (waqf) seal impressions of the Vizier al-Shahid 'Ali Pasha, dated 1130 AH/AD 1717, appear on fols. 2a, 2b, and 3a. The brown leather binding with interconnected gold-tooled lobed medallions and discs and doublures with filigree decoration is contemporary with the manuscript.
- نوع المصدر:
- Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts - النوع (Raw):
- المخطوطات
- (EDM) النوع:
- نص
- الموضوع:
- Culture: Islamic
Arabic; Binding; Book; Calligraphy; Codex; Colophon; Headpiece; History; Illumination; Iran; Islamic; Manuscript; Ornament; Prayer; Script - المنشأ:
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Vizier al-Shahid 'Ali Pasha, ca. 1130 AH/AD 1717 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [waqf-seal impression of the Vizier dated 1130 AH/AD 1717 with the original shelf mark 1414 on fols. 2a, 2b, and 3a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- مادة الأثر:
- ink and pigments on laid paper covered with gold-tooled brown leather
- المدى الزمني:
- Dimensions: Folio H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 1/2 in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm)
- العناصر المساهمة:
- متحف والتر للفنون
- البيانات المساهمة:
- متحف والتر للفنون
- حقوق معيار دبلن كور:
- Public Domain
- المُعرِّف:
- W.579
W 579 - جزء من:
- Manuscripts