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Identification and Creation

Object Number
12.2015
Title
Illustrated Manuscript of the Subhat al-abrar (from Haft Awrang) by Jami
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
c.1530-1570
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/352087

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, colors, and gold on paper; stamped leather binding
Dimensions
25 x 16 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

Note:
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Object Number
12.2015
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The manuscript opens with an illuminated sarlawh on f. 2v. The text of 133 folia is copied in nasta'liq script, 12 lines and two columns to a page. There are three paintings in Safavid style. The colophon at the end of the book is not informative.
The brown leather binding is decorated with stamped corner pieces and central medallion (turanj), decorated with floral and cloud-band patterns. The spine and edges are repaired probably in the late 19th century and replaced with lighter brown leather. The inside covers are sprinkled with gold on ochre paper.

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