This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98 (including this miniature). Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)According to the text the prisoner turns his face to heaven and confesses to God that he has been a sinner. Presumably this is Yahya Barmaki who is in prison after he has fallen out of favour with the caliph. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 1 July 1969, Lot 93)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98 (including this miniature). Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98 (including this miniature). Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)According to the text the man asking pardon sheds all grief after swearing to be both friendly and obedient. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 1 July 1969, Lot 95)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98. Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).Note: Inscription: "After having seen all the goods; the old and the young unanimously said that they had never seen such gifts and presents, and gold and golden objects brought to the Caliph, and that no king among the Arabs and non-Arabs had ever imagined such wealth, and even among those who had seen the world none remembered such things"
This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98 (including this miniature). Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
Note: The attribution to Basawan has been made by Welch (1976), who points out the interest taken by this artist in eccentricities, and the characteristic treatment of the tree in the background.Culture: Mughal, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, paper
Note: The attribution to Basawan has been made by Welch (1976), who points out the interest taken by this artist in eccentricities, and the characteristic treatment of the tree in the background.Culture: Mughal, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, paper
Note: The attribution to Basawan has been made by Welch (1976), who points out the interest taken by this artist in eccentricities, and the characteristic treatment of the tree in the background.Culture: Mughal, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, paper
Note: The attribution to Basawan has been made by Welch (1976), who points out the interest taken by this artist in eccentricities, and the characteristic treatment of the tree in the background.Culture: Mughal, IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink, paper
This miniature is one of a series dating from a late sixteenth-century Mughal manuscript entitled Akhbar-i Barmakiyan, a work believed to have been written in the 10th/11th centuries A.D. and translated from Arabic into Persian by the fourteenth-century translator Ziya ud-Din Barani. The work concerns the history of the Barmakid dynasty, and chronicles "the generosity and clerical efficacy" of a family that rose to considerable power during the early years of the Abbasid Caliphate. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)16 illustrated leaves from this manuscript were sold by Sotheby's in London, 1st July 1969, lots 83-98 (including this miniature). Two others were in the Warren Hastings Album (subsequently Phillipps MS.14170) sold 26th November, 1968 lots 376 and 377. Two illustrated leaves were sold by Sotheby's in New York 15-16 April 1985, lot 445, and 21-22 March 1990, lot 8, the latter formerly in the collection of Ed. Binney, 3rd. Leaves from this manuscript are found in the collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan as published in Welch and Welch, 1982 and Canby 1998. (from Sotheby's catalog entry, 28 April 2004, Lot 55)Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, gold, ink, paperNote: Provenance: A number of illustrated leaves from this manuscript are thought to have been brought to Britain by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792).
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Partially dispersed manuscript of the Akbarnama, the official history of the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 964-1015 AH / 1556-1605 CE). The manuscript is divided largely between the British Library (Or. MS 2988) and the Chester Beatty Library (Ms. 3). The Chester Beatty portion contains 268 folios, with 61 miniatures. During Chester Beatty's lifetime, 58 of the miniatures were removed and separately mounted; only 3 have been left in the text. Seven extracted leaves belonging to this Akbarnama, which were purchased on various later occasions, are separately stored by the library. For more information, see Linda York Leach, 1995.The volume was rebound in the eighteenth century with leather covers that have central tooled scenes showing deer, lions, cranes and other animals in a landscape; a signature in a cartouche (lower inside front cover) indicates that the binder was Muhammad Zaman 'Abbasi.Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: ink on paper, gold on paper, opaque watercolor, paperNote: Provenance: The volume was dispersed in the West by the early twentieth century French dealer Demotte who presumably obtained it in Persia. Sir Chester Beatty's portion of the manuscript was purchased from Quaritch in 1923.
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: gouache (water-base paint), gold (metal), paper (fiber product)Note: General note: Detached folio from a manuscript pasted to an album page w/plain border.
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: gouache (water-base paint), gold (metal), paper (fiber product)Note: General note: Detached folio from a manuscript pasted to an album page w/plain border.
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: gouache (water-base paint), gold (metal), paper (fiber product)Note: General note: Detached folio from a manuscript pasted to an album page w/plain border.
Culture: IslamicMaterials/Techniques: gouache (water-base paint), gold (metal), paper (fiber product)Note: General note: Detached folio from a manuscript pasted to an album page w/plain border.
Akbar in old age receiving his friend Mirza 'Aziz Koka. The incident took place in March of 1602, when the Emperor promoted the Mirza and his son, and accepted his daughter as a bride for Jahangir's son Khusrau. Holding the flywhisk, Prince Khusrau stands under the pavilion accompanying his younger brother Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan. See Pride of the Princes: Indian Art of the Mughal Era in the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985.Reverse of painting: Persian poetry by Kamal of Khujand (d. circa 1400 A.D.), with illumination. Calligraphy by Mir 'Ali of Herat, dated 936 A.H./1529-30 A.D.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paperNote: Inscription: the work of Manohar Das
Akbar in old age receiving his friend Mirza 'Aziz Koka. The incident took place in March of 1602, when the Emperor promoted the Mirza and his son, and accepted his daughter as a bride for Jahangir's son Khusrau. Holding the flywhisk, Prince Khusrau stands under the pavilion accompanying his younger brother Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan. See Pride of the Princes: Indian Art of the Mughal Era in the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985.Reverse of painting: Persian poetry by Kamal of Khujand (d. circa 1400 A.D.), with illumination. Calligraphy by Mir 'Ali of Herat, dated 936 A.H./1529-30 A.D.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paperNote: Inscription: the work of Manohar Das
Akbar in old age receiving his friend Mirza 'Aziz Koka. The incident took place in March of 1602, when the Emperor promoted the Mirza and his son, and accepted his daughter as a bride for Jahangir's son Khusrau. Holding the flywhisk, Prince Khusrau stands under the pavilion accompanying his younger brother Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan. See Pride of the Princes: Indian Art of the Mughal Era in the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985.Reverse of painting: Persian poetry by Kamal of Khujand (d. circa 1400 A.D.), with illumination. Calligraphy by Mir 'Ali of Herat, dated 936 A.H./1529-30 A.D.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paperNote: Inscription: the work of Manohar Das
Akbar in old age receiving his friend Mirza 'Aziz Koka. The incident took place in March of 1602, when the Emperor promoted the Mirza and his son, and accepted his daughter as a bride for Jahangir's son Khusrau. Holding the flywhisk, Prince Khusrau stands under the pavilion accompanying his younger brother Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan. See Pride of the Princes: Indian Art of the Mughal Era in the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985.Reverse of painting: Persian poetry by Kamal of Khujand (d. circa 1400 A.D.), with illumination. Calligraphy by Mir 'Ali of Herat, dated 936 A.H./1529-30 A.D.Culture: Islamic, PersianMaterials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paperNote: Inscription: the work of Manohar Das