Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece

Description Provenance Credit

Description This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.623 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed: Kitab-i Qiran-i sa'dayn-i Amir Khusraw.

Provenance Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];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

Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328) (Author)

Period

1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)

Medium

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

Accession Number

W.623.193B

Measurements

H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Collection of Poems	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623	Accession
king	Tags

Binding from Collection of Poetry	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.binding	Accession

A Court Scene	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.268B	Accession
iran, persian	Tags

A School Scene	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.259B	Accession

Scenes from the Wintry Period in India (December and January)	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.250B	Accession

Shah Jahan Returns to his Court in India	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.237B	Accession

Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.223B	Accession

Sultan Mu'izz al-Din is reconciled with his father, Nasir al-Din Bughra Khan	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.212B	Accession

Buzurg Umid Tells Khusraw the Story of a King’s Punishment of a Rude Messenger	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.188B	Accession

Khusraw and Shirin are Entertained at their Wedding	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.179B	Accession

Majnun’s Father Brings Him to His Family	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.49A	Accession

A King Out Hunting Accidentally Kills a Youth	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.28A	Accession

Khusraw Discusses his Dream with Buzurg Umid	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.169B	Accession

Khusraw Makes Love to Shirin	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.160B	Accession

Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.139A	Accession
musicians	Tags

Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.129B	Accession

Bahram Gur Recognizes Dilaram	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.118B	Accession
music	Tags

Text Page	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.111B	Accession

Alexander the Great's Army Carries his Casket ZBack to Greece	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.108B	Accession
coins	Tags

Alexander the Great Visits Plato in his Cave	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.95B	Accession

Alexander the Great Searches for the Fountain of Life	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.81B	Accession

The Khaqan of China Receives a Letter from Alexander the Great	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.72A	Accession
khaqan	Tags

Colophon	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.64A	Accession

'Ali Kills an Infidel who had Spat in his Face	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.26A	Accession

Court Scene	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.2A	Accession

Hunting Scene	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.1B	Accession

Alexander the Great Invents a Mirror	Title
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)	Period
W.623.89B	Accession