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Author:
'Assar  Search this
Shaykh Murshid al-Katib  Search this
Medium:
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 20.1 x 12.2 cm (7 15/16 x 4 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Shiraz, Iran
Date:
1477 (882 A.H.)
Period:
Turkmen period, Aq Qoyunlu dynasty
Description:
Manuscript; Mihr u Mushtari (the Sun and Jupiter) by Assar; Persian in black nasta'liq script; headings in gold; 233 folios, flyleaf with inscription, a double-page frontispiece (fol. 1 verso, 2 recto), 3 paintings (117recto,146verso, 161verso), inscriptions and dated colophon (fol. 233recto); seals (flyleaf, and 233recto); standard page: 2 columns, 11 lines of text.
Binding: The manuscript is bound in brown leather over paper pasteboards with a scalloped central medallion and corner pieces. The doublures are of brown leather filigree over a blue paper ground.
Inscriptions:
Colophon: fol. 233 recto:
"The book was finished with God's help and assistance in the year [A.H.] 882,
"The book was finished with God's help and assistance in the year [A.H.] 882,
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Topic:
Turkmen period (1378 - 1508)  Search this
sun  Search this
Aq Qoyunlu dynasty (1378 - 1501)  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
Jupiter  Search this
Mushtari  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1949.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32f33efe4-06dd-40df-9dbe-5e1647864b06
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1949.3