Harvard Art Museums > 2012.49: Two folios of Persian poetry in safina format Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Two folios of Persian poetry in safina format , 2012.49,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/337167. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.49 Title Two folios of Persian poetry in safina format Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date c. 1450-1480 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran or Central Asia Period Timurid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/337167 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper. Dimensions each page: 21 x 7 cm (8 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (by 1986), bequest; to 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 2012.49 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 These two separate folios are dispersed from a small manuscript of Persian poetry written in oblong format (safina). On the recto side of the folios the text area is divided into two main parts. The top is filled with diagonally written lines of nastaliq and the bottom is divided into four unequal columns filled with two lines of nastaliq.The verso side of the folios are divided into five unequal parts and filled with oblique lines going in opposite directions. Small branches of flowers are placed in the empty areas left by the oblique lines on the text box. 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
