Princeton University, South wall 16+17 Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 102Ge
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS13656
- Shelfmark:
- South wall 16+17 Islamic Manuscripts Garrett no. 102Ge
- Title:
- Album of miniatures and specimens of calligraphy of Indian origin
- Date:
- between 16-- and 18--
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 55 leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 485 x 280 mm.
- Note:
- Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
The album consists of 55 folios measuring 485 x 280 mm.
Origin: The signed paintings and calligraphies are attributed to Mīr ʻAlī, Sulṭān ʻAlī al-Mashhadī, Muḥammad ʻAẓīm al-Ikthīr, ʻImād al-Ḥusaynī, Muḥammad Muʻīn ʻAlī Tajallī (= Shāh Muḥammad Muʻīn ʻAlī Tajallī Chishtī, fol. 32a), Muḥammad Ibrāhīm, ʻAbd Allāh, Muḥammad ʻAlī, Muḥammad Badīʻ al-Iṣfahānī, Tajallī ʻAlī Shāh, Muḥammad Karīm, Anūp Chator (Chatar, Chitor: see Titley), Mīr Muḥammad Māh...
A letter attached to the album mentions that this was made for the Portuguese governor of India, but this is a late attribution. The document further indicates that the book belonged to the Delaney family who sold it to Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833) from the East India Company. It was then sold to Rowland Jones Esq. (1772-1856), Broom Hall, Carnarvonshire, Wales. The album was then auctioned in... - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9955570793506421
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d917e0d6-2894-4d1e-939b-93fdc0796c96/manifest
- Holding Institution:
