Harvard Art Museums > 2012.2.1: One of three pages from an album of calligraphy Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"One of three pages from an album of calligraphy , 2012.2.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336981. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.2.1 Title One of three pages from an album of calligraphy Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date 18th-19th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336981 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink and gold on paper Dimensions 24.8 x 15.2 cm (9 3/4 x 6 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 15 June 1979, lot 170], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (1979-1986), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. NOTE: Stored at the San Diego Museum of Art from some time before 1986 until 1991, then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1991-2011. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.2.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This is one of three pages from an album of calligraphy written in naskh and thuluth scripts in horizontal format. The other sides of the original folios were most likely removed to be sold separately. Calligraphic works written in horizontal format with a combination of two (large and small) scripts on the same page, possibly to be included in albums, were typical for Ottoman calligraphers, especially after Hafiz Osman in the 17th century. It became a standard for Ottoman calligraphers to write kit’as (rectangular calligraphic work generally using two scripts) and receive icazet (certificate of competence and permission to teach calligraphy to others) from their masters directly on that page. We do not know the name of the scribe who created this or the other two folios. The texts are various examples of Arabic hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad). The text on this folio contains a section from hadith 7619 from Sahih Muslim‘s Book 56: “Look at those who stand at a lower level than you but don't look at those who stand at a higher level than you, for this would make the favors insignificant”. The frames on either side of the smaller script were usually reserved for illumination. Here no illumination is applied and the emphasis has been just on the calligraphy itself. There is a thin strip of yellow colored paper serving as a frame around the calligraphy. A second thicker strip of paper in orange/tan color surrounds the inner one. Publication History Fine Oriental Miniatures, Manuscripts, Islamic Works of Art and 19th Century Paintings, Friday, June, 15, 1979, auct. cat. (New York, 1979) Related Works 2012.2.2 One of three pages from an album of calligraphy Albums 2012.2.3 One of three pages from an album of calligraphy Albums Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
