Main Title: Khamsa of Nizami (BL, Or 2265)
Image Title: Detail view, f. 195r: Night journey of the Prophet 22348957

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Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
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Title:
Main Title: Khamsa of Nizami (BL, Or 2265)
Image Title: Detail view, f. 195r: Night journey of the Prophet 22348957
Alternative title:
Khamseh of Nizami
Quintet of Nizami
Creator:
Mir Sayyid 'Ali, b. c. 1510, d. Mecca after 1572, Iranian (Artist)
Nizami, 1141-1146/535-540 AH - early 13th c. (1217?), Azerbaijani (Author)
Date:
1539
1543
1539-1543
Description:
Five poems by Nizami. Unwans, illuminated headings, and borders w/animals and plants on every page; 14 miniaturesCulture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paperNote: Text References: Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum (London, 1879-1883), pp. 1072-3
Type:
still image
manuscripts
miniatures (paintings)
Type (Narrower):
Manuscripts
Paintings
Type (Broader):
Text
Image
Subject:
Islamic art
poetry
painted manuscripts
illustrations
miniatures (paintings)
Geographic region:
Place of Production: Tabrīz, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Provenance:
Tahmasp I, Shah, r. 1524-1576 (Patron)
Extent:
29 x 18.2 cm
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
W392688_URN-3:FHCL:34885672
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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