Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 126W

Metadata

DS ID:

DS13457

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 126W

Title:

Futūḥ al-ḥaramayn

Author:

Muḥyī Lārī, -1526 or 1527 / محىى لارى، -1526 or 1527

Muhi Al-Din Lari WIKIDATA

Date:

1849

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: iii, 66, iii leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 226 x 181 (143 x 87) mm. bound to 236 x 190 mm

Note:

Ms. codex.
Title from colophon on fol. 64b.
Physical description: 11 lines per page, in two columns; written in nastaʻliq in black on yellow machine-made paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Light staining and smudging; in excellent condition.
Decoration: On fol. 1a, illuminated ʻunwān with floral pattern in gold and colors; text framed in red, gold, and black on fol. 1a. With 19 miniatures illustrating various holy sites in Mecca and Medina.
Origin: Copy completed 11 Rabīʻ II 1265 H [6 March 1849] (fol. 64b).
Acquired from Widgery, Cambridge, 1925.

Keyword:

illuminated manuscripts

Poetry

miniatures (paintings)

headpieces (layout features)

Manuscripts, Persian

Saudi Arabia--Medina

Saudi Arabia--Mecca

Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9969161193506421

Holding Institution:

Princeton University