Illuminated Frontispiece with Medallion

Description Provenance Credit

Description This frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.628 is decorated with a round illuminated medallion (shamsah), with blue, red, and gold designs.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ex libris on upper board inside]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century) (Author)
Zayn al-'Abidin bin ar-Rahman al-Jami (active ca. 1512) (Scribe)

Period

Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)

Medium

ink and pigments on brown laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.628.1A

Measurements

H: 8 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (21.5 x 13.5 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)	Title
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century	Period
W.628.binding	Accession