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Six Leaves from Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz Abru
These six leaves, Walters W.676, come from a historical Timurid work entitled Majma' al-tavarikh (Collection of chronicles) by Hafiz-i Abru (died 833 AH/AD 1430), that was copied and illustrated around 829 AH/AD 1425. Two known Timurid illustrated copies of Majma' al-tavarikh from the 9th century AH/AD 15th are the dispersed manuscript previously in the collection of Emile Tabbagh and Parish Watson (ca. 829 AH/AD 1425) and a copy dated 829 AH/AD 1425 (Istanbul, H.1653). The Walters' leaves come from the former. The text is written in Naskh script in black, red, and reddish-brown ink; chapter headings are written in Tawqi' script in red ink.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1998 | Mything Persons: Historic Figures in Legends of East and West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Light of Asia. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
| 1966-1967 | Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Loan Consideration | examined for loan | |
| 3/16/1972 | Treatment | mounted; other |
| 10/22/1974 | Treatment | re-housed |
| 10/29/1974 | Treatment | stabilized; mounted; re-housed |
| 1/27/1977 | Treatment | re-housed; loss compensation |
| 1/27/1977 | Treatment | mounted; loss compensation; re-housed |
| 11/7/1984 | Treatment | examined for condition; re-housed |
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 17 x W: 13 1/4 in. (43.2 x 33.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.676