The sound of insanity
Four verses of poetry in Persian describing the simple mark and sound of insanity, written by calligrapher Munshi Ram, from West Bengal India in the Nasta'liq script. Another specimen signed by Munshi Ram is held in the collections of the Library of Congress (1-04-713.19.55). Judging from both specimens, he seems to have been an 18th-century calligrapher who preferred writing verses in nasta'liq script using…
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Munshi Ram
Date:17??
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Verses on the beloved
Verses on the beloved, Persian poem describing the heavenly scent and life-endowing capabilities of the beloved, written by calligrapher Munshi Ram, from West Bengal India in the Nasta'liq script. Agar cha mushk-i az far khush nasim ast / Dam-i jan bakhsh chun buyat nadarad / Maqam-i khub u dilkhwah-st firdaws / Valikin runaq-i kuyat nadarad Although musk smells fragrant / It does not breathe…
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialThe sound of insanity Four verses of poetry in Persian describing the simple mark and sound of insanity, written by calligrapher Munshi Ram, from West Bengal India in the Nasta'liq script. Another specimen signed by Munshi Ram is held in the collections of the Library of Congress (1-04-713.19.55). Judging from both specimens, he seems to have been an 18th-century calligrapher who preferred writing verses in nasta'liq script using…
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerses on the beloved Verses on the beloved, Persian poem describing the heavenly scent and life-endowing capabilities of the beloved, written by calligrapher Munshi Ram, from West Bengal India in the Nasta'liq script. Agar cha mushk-i az far khush nasim ast / Dam-i jan bakhsh chun buyat nadarad / Maqam-i khub u dilkhwah-st firdaws / Valikin runaq-i kuyat nadarad Although musk smells fragrant / It does not breathe…