Harvard Art Museums > 10.2015.17: Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams 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"Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams , 10.2015.17,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/367942. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 10.2015.17 Title Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams Other Titles Series/Book Title: Manuscript of Du'a-yi Davazdah Imam (The Prayer of Twelve Imams) by Khwaja Nasir al-Din Tusi, and other prayers Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 1836 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran Period Qajar period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/367942 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, colors, and gold on paper Dimensions 19 x 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 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 10.2015.17 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. The text is in Arabic and is copied in large naskh, 12 lines to a page. All folios are decorated with gold floral motifs in the margins and interliner gilding. The name of God (allahumma) and the prayer (al-salawat) are written in gold throughout the text. The manuscript was copied by Ahmed Shamlu in H. 1252/1836 according to the colophon. Related Works 10.2015 Manuscript of Du'a-yi Davazdah Imam (The Prayer of Twelve Imams) by Khwaja Nasir al-Din Tusi, and other prayers 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. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
