Harvard Art Museums > 27.2015: Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami 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"Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami , 27.2015,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/352102. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 27.2015 Title Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date 16th century Period Shaybanid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/352102 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, colors, and gold on paper; gilt-stamped, inlaid leather binding Dimensions 27.5 x 17 cm (10 13/16 x 6 11/16 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 27.2015 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 The manuscript opens with an illuminated sarlawh (heading) above the text. The margins of the double-page frontispiece are decorated with gold floral drawings and large illuminated cartouches. The text is copied in nastaʿliq in two columns and 15 lines on gold sprinkled paper. The text panels are remargined on various colored papers. There are ten paintings in the manuscript. The dark and reddish-brown leather binding is decorated with a gilt-stamped inlays in the center medallion, pendants, corner pieces and cartouches of the border. The edges have been repaired at some point. The inside covers are plain olive green leather. Related Works 27.2015.1 Folio with notes in later hands; illuminated sarlawh and decorated margins (notes recto; sarlawh verso of folio 1) frontispiece from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.2 Text folio with decorated margins (decorated margins recto; text verso of folio 2), frontispiece from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.3 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 3) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.4 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 4) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.6 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 6) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.7 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 7) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.26 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 26) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.27 Zulaykha’s Maids Wonder at Her State (painting recto; text verso of folio 27); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.40 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 40) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.41 Zulaykha Sees Potiphar from the Opening of Her Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 41); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.50 Yusuf’s Brothers Plead to Take Their Youngest Brother Home (text recto; painting verso of folio 50); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.51 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 51) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.53 Pulling Yusuf from the Well (text recto; painting verso of folio 53); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.54 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 54) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.64 Yusuf Tells His Story (text recto; painting verso of folio 64); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.65 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 65) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.67 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 67) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.68 Zulaykha Begs Yusuf for His Love (painting recto; text verso of folio 68); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.75 Zulaykha Asks Her Nanny to Think of a Plot (painting recto; text verso of folio 75); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.76 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 76) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.89 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 89) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.90 Egyptian Women Overwhelm by Yusuf’s Beauty (painting recto; text verso of folio 90); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.99 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 99) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.100 Zulaykha Looks at Yusuf’s Prison with A Sorrowful Heart (painting recto; text verso of folio 100); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.112 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 112) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.113 Zulaykha Stops Yusuf As A Beggar (painting recto; text verso of folio 113); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.127 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 127) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.128 Text folio (text recto; text verso of folio 128) from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts 27.2015.129 Folio with notes in later hands (text recto; notes verso of folio 129), from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami Manuscripts Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. 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