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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialIlluminated frontispiece A typical 16th century Persianate frontispieces made for a Qur'an, from Herat, present day Afghanistan. Illuminators during the first half of the 16th century experimented with the double-page illuminated frontispiece. For example, the artist Shaykhzadah began using black backgrounds and invented new arabesque or scrollwork motifs. These motifs not only appeared in frontispieces, but were used as architectural ornamentation in manuscript paintings (Soudavar 1992:…- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialQuatrain on divine mercy Persian Quatrain on divine mercy, Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5), from Herat (in modern-day Afghanistan) a master calligrapher and the creator of nasta'liq script, he was taken to Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan) in 935/1528-9 by the Shaybanid ruler 'Ubaydallah Khan Uzbek (Qadi Ahmad 1959: 126-131). Dimensions of Written Surface: 9.4 (w) x 17.7 (h) cm On the back of this fragment appears the inscribed attribution…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali Heravi (Attr.)
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialGhazals of Asifi Lyric poems (ghazals) from the "Compendium of Poems" (Divan) of the Persian poet Asifi. Written Nasta'liq script, in Herat or Isfahan during the Safavid era. Dimensions of Written Surface: 7.7 (w) x 14.1 (h) cm The ghazals are executed in black nasta'liq script in two columns, separated at the center by a plain gutter marked off by black vertical lines. The two ghazals are…- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialIlluminated frontispiece Illuminated frontispiece of a Persian manuscript intended for a compendium (divan) of poems, made in the 16th or 17th century. Dimensions of Empty (Text) Panel: 10.7 (w) x 20.6 (h) cm The frontispiece consists of a central roundel decorated with seven blue petals stemming from a central orange circle bordered on its perimeter by a gold strip. The outer perimeter is decorated in red,…- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerses on hidden love Calligraphic panel written in black nasta'liq script with a painting depicting foxes and a landscape, created by Mir 'Imad (al-Hasani) al-Qazvini who worked in Iran, Afghanistan and India. A number of letters and words are repeated in this calligraphic panel, so as to create a playful composition that fills up the entirety of the text panel. This calligraphic game -- itself a device of…- Contributor: Mir 'Imad (Al-Hasani) Al-Qazvini
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerses by Hilali Persian poetry verses by the poet Hilali (d. 936/1529-30), written in nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 13.3 (w) x 22.1 (h) cm It appears that this calligraphic piece attempts to highlight the close master-pupil relationship by pasting together their works onto a single album page. Other calligraphic fragments written by, or…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali and Sultan Bayazid
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialThree bayts (verses) to a loved one Three bayts (verses) to a loved one, written in nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Bi-ka'ba rah cha nama'i ka ka'ba-yi khana-yi tu-st / Harim-i ka'ba-yi man khak-i astana-yi tu-st / Fusun-i chasm-i tu bigirift mulk-i dilha-ra / Miyan-i mardum-i 'alam kanun fisana-yi tu-st / Khayal-i la'l-i tu az dil burun chaguna baram / Ka bar…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali Al-Katib
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerses on tragic love Verses on tragic love drawn from the love story of Laylah and Majnun, written in the black Nasta'liq script by calligrapher Shah Muhammad al-Mashhadi in 16th Cent. Between the diagonal and lower horizontal lines on the text panel appears a triangle (or thumb piece) inscribed by the calligrapher Shah Muhammad al-Mashhadi, who notes that he wrote (mashaqahu) the verses and requests forgiveness from God…- Contributor: Shah Muhammad Al-Mashhadi
- Date: 1560
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialGhazals of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi Ghazals by Indian Persian poet, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d. 725/1325) written in black nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, active in the Timurid court of Sultan Husayn Bayqara (r. 1470-1506) in Herat. Dimensions of Written Surface: 10.5 (w) x 18.6 (h) cm In the bottom left corner of the rightmost column appears the artist's signature, which reads: mashaqahu al-'abd (written by the…- Contributor: Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialPrayers for safety and success Prayers for safety and success in Persian in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 6.1 (w) x 15.2 (h) cm Jahanat bi-kam u falak yar bad / Jahan afarinat nigahdar bad / Bi-kam-i tu bada hama-yi kar-i tu / Khudavand-i giti nigahdar-i tu / Dil u kishvarat jam' u ma'mur bad…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialQuatrain by Rumi Quatrain by Rumi written in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. (Oh) wine-bringer, because of (my) grief for you, (my) mind and spirit left / Give (me) wine so that (my) pride may disappear. / My patience and ability are spent in this way, / I too would vanish, if only I could. Dimensions of…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali
- Date: 15??
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialQuatrain for a king Quatrain for a king written in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 9.5 (w) x 17.6 (h) cm In the lower left corner, the calligrapher, 'Ali, states that he wrote the work (katabahu). 'Ali may be identified as Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5), a calligrapher active in the city of Herat…- Contributor: Mir 'Ali Heravi (Attr.)
- Date: 15??