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Book/Printed Material The Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī.

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Title

  • The Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī.

Summary

  • This is a deluxe copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (circa 1253--1325), who was India's foremost Sufi poet who wrote in Persian. His quintet is a retelling of the five stories by 12th-century poet Nizāmī Ganjavī. The manuscript was written in nasta'līq script by one of the greatest calligraphers of the Mughal atelier, Muhammad Husayn al-Kashmīrī, who was honored with the epithet Zarrīn Qalam (Golden Pen). This copy of Dihlavī's Khamsah probably was produced in Lahore (present-day Pakistan) in the late 16th century and is associated with the patronage of Akbar (reigned 1556--1605). The manuscript illustrations bear ascriptions to a number of artists: La'l (Lāl), Manūhar, Sānwalah, Farrukh, Alīqulī, Dharamdās, Narsing, Jagannāth, Miskīnā, Mukund, and Sūrdās Gujarātī. The names of the illuminators are noted as Husayn Naqqāsh, Mansūr Naqqāsh, Khvājah Jān Shīrāzī, and Lutf Allāh Muzahhib. The borders are all elaborately illuminated with animal, bird, and geometric motifs, as well as human figures engaged in daily activities such as praying, hunting, and reading. The lacquer binding, decorated with pictorial scenes, is contemporary with the manuscript. Eight leaves from this copy of the Khamsah of Dihlavī are housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (13.228.26-33).

Names

  • Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, circa 1253-1325 Author.
  • Dharamdās Artist.
  • Farrukh Artist.
  • Ḥusayn Naqqāsh Artist.
  • Khvājah Jān Shīrāzī Artist.
  • Laʻl (Lāl) Artist.
  • Luṭf Allāh Muz̲ahhib Artist.
  • Manṣūr Naqqāsh Artist.
  • Manūhar Artist.
  • Muhammad Husayn al-Kashmīrī Calligrapher.
  • Mukund Artist.
  • Narsing Artist.
  • Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3 Associated Name.
  • Sānwalah Artist.
  • Sūrdās Gujarātī Artist.
  • ʻAlīqulī Artist.

Created / Published

  • Lahore, Pakistan : [publisher not identified], 1598-03.

Headings

  • -  India
  • -  1253 to 1325
  • -  Calligraphy, Persian
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Persian poetry
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Walters Ms. W.624"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: Dimensions: 19 centimeters wide by 28.5 centimeters high. Foliation: 211.
  • -  Original resource at: Walters Art Museum.
  • -  Content in Persian.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667230

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, Circa Author, Dharamdās Artist, Farrukh Artist, Ḥusayn Naqqāsh Artist, Khvājah Jān Shīrāzī Artist, LaʻL Artist, Luṭf Allāh Muz̲Ahhib Artist, et al. The Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī. [Lahore, Pakistan: publisher not identified, -03, 1598] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667230/.

APA citation style:

Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, C. A., Dharamdās Artist, Farrukh Artist, Ḥusayn Naqqāsh Artist, Khvājah Jān Shīrāzī Artist, LaʻL Artist [...] ʻAlīqulī Artist. (1598) The Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī. [Lahore, Pakistan: publisher not identified, -03] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667230/.

MLA citation style:

Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, Circa Author, et al. The Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī. [Lahore, Pakistan: publisher not identified, -03, 1598] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667230/>.