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Book/Printed Material Collection of Poems by Hasan Dihlavī.

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Title

  • Collection of Poems by Hasan Dihlavī.

Summary

  • This is an illuminated and illustrated Mughal copy of a dīvān (collection of poems) by the eminent poet and hagiographer of Islamic India, Hasan Dihlavī, who died in about 1338. The manuscript was written in nasta'līq script by 'Abd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam (Amber-Scented Pen), in Allāhābād in 1011 AH (1602 AD), according to the colophon on folio 187a, although the illustration on that page identifies the calligrapher as Mir `Abd Allah Katib. Both were celebrated royal calligraphers. Abd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam worked in Allāhābād for Prince Salim, who later became the Mughal emperor, Jahāngīr. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated incipit and is illustrated with 14 paintings, including a portrait of the calligrapher himself on folio 187a. The lacquer binding has intricate all-over illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork with floral motifs, attributable to the 19th century.

Names

  • Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1253 or 4-circa 1338 Author.
  • Mir `Abd Allah Katib Calligrapher.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1602.

Headings

  • -  India--Uttar Pradesh--Allahābād
  • -  1200 to 1338
  • -  Calligraphy, Persian
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Persian poetry
  • -  Poetry

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Walters Ms. W.650"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: Dimensions: 20.5 centimeters wide by 31.5 centimeters high. Foliation: i+189.
  • -  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

  • 2021667233

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Chicago citation style:

Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1253 Or 4-Circa 1338 Author, and Mir `Abd Allah Katib Calligrapher. Collection of Poems by Hasan Dihlavī. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1602] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667233/.

APA citation style:

Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1. O. 4. 1. A. & Mir `Abd Allah Katib Calligrapher. (1602) Collection of Poems by Hasan Dihlavī. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667233/.

MLA citation style:

Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1253 Or 4-Circa 1338 Author, and Mir `Abd Allah Katib Calligrapher. Collection of Poems by Hasan Dihlavī. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1602] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667233/>.