ManuscriptsOttoman17th century

Illustrated Manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

second half of the 16th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

34.5 x 20.7 x 5.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, 15 October 1984, lot 317], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1984, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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