Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece

Description Provenance Credit

Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.612 is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece that begins the first poem of the Khamsah, Makhzan al-asrar.

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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Creator

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)

Period

11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Medium

ink and pigments on paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.612.1B

Measurements

H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27 x 16.5 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)	Title
n.d.	Period
W.612.binding	Accession

The Funeral Procession of Alexander the Great	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.374B	Accession
funeral, alexanderthegreat, death, miniature	Tags

A Man Tells Alexander the Great a Story of a Country in which there is No Death	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.329A	Accession
story	Tags

Alexander the Great Hunts on his Way to China	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.301B	Accession
hunt, alexanderthegreat, deer, rabbit, miniature, nizami, khamsa	Tags

The Hanging of Bahram Gur’s Unjust Vizier	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.236A	Accession
hanging, death, miniature	Tags

Five Poems (Quintet)	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612	Accession
fun	Tags

Hermes, in Front of Alexander the Great, and the Greek Scholars who Disagreed with Him	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.345B	Accession

A Rich Merchant is Summoned Before a Greek King and His Prime Minister	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.343B	Accession

Alexander the Great Listens to a Story about a Prince Whose Wife was Sick	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.339A	Accession

Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.331B	Accession

An Official Weighs the Precious Stone Alexander the Great Found in the Darkness	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.328A	Accession

Alexander the Great Defeats the Russian Army	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.320B	Accession

Alexander the Great Meets the King of China	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.307B	Accession

Alexander the Great at a Cave where Kay Khusraw is Buried that Emits Flames	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.296A	Accession

Alexander the Great, Unable to Destroy a Fortress, Consults a Hermit	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.292A	Accession

Nushabah Entertained by Alexander the Great	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.288B	Accession

An Official Reads a Letter to Alexander the Great, Sent to him by Darius	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.268A	Accession

Alexander the Great Fights the Ethiopians	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.259A	Accession

Alexander the Great Enthroned	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.253A	Accession

Bahram Gur Meets a Shepherd who Hung his Dog on a Tree	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.232A	Accession

Bahram Gur in the White Pavilion	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.226A	Accession

Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.221A	Accession

Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.215A	Accession

Bahram Gur in the Green Pavilion	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.212B	Accession

Bahram Gur in the Yellow Pavilion	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.209A	Accession

Bahram Gur Entertains Shidah, the Builder of the Seven Pavilions	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.202A	Accession

Bahram Gur Kills a Wild Ass while Fitnah Plays the Harp	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.195B	Accession

Nu'man, Father of Bahram Gur, Throws a Builder from the Roof of the Palace Khavarnaq	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.186B	Accession

Laylá and Majnun Meet in the Wilderness	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.160B	Accession

Shirin Commits Suicide after the Murder of Khusraw	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.110B	Accession
death, suicide, ouch	Tags

Shiruyah Kills his Father, Khusraw, Because of his Love for Shirin	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.109B	Accession
murder, miniature, death, sleep	Tags

A Woman Offers Wine to Khusraw	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.98B	Accession

Courtiers at Khusraw’s Palace	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.89B	Accession

Farhad Carries Shirin and her Dead Horse on his Shoulders	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.79B	Accession

Farhad is Summoned to Dig a Channel Through a Rocky Mountain	Title
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)	Period
W.612.72B	Accession