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Anthology of Persian Poetry
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters manuscript W.655 is an illustrated collection of Persian poetry by such famous poets as Hafiz, Sa'di, Jami, and Safa. It was executed in Qajar Iran in an oblong format in the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The text, which is incomplete at the beginning and at the end, is written in ploychrome Shikastah script. Fifteen paintings illustrate the text. The goatskin binding is original to the manuscript.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 1/8 x W: 2 3/4 in. (13 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.655