Epic of Alexander the Great

Description Provenance Credit

Description Walters manuscript W.664, copied by Kamal ibn 'Abd Allah al-Qaramani in a clear vocalized Naskh script, is a copy of the Epic of Alexander the Great or the Alexander romance (Iskendername) by Ahmet bin Ibrahim Ahmedi (died 815 AH/AD 1413). It was completed in Aleppo (Halab) in 891 AH/AD 1486. Written in two columns and surrounded by a frame, it opens with a decorated title page and an incipit page with the inscription: al-mulk li-Llah al-wahid (Supreme authority belongs the One God).

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Ahmedi (1334 (?)-815 AH/AD 1413) (Author)
Kamal ibn `Abd Allah al-Qaramani (Scribe)

Period

891 AH/AD 1486 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on thick, non-European paper and Italian paper covered with brown leather
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.664

Measurements

Folio H: 13 x W: 9 1/16 in. (33 x 23 cm)

Geographies

Aleppo, Syria (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

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