ManuscriptsPersian18th century

Folio 264 from a Qur'an: Last Three Suras and Colophon (recto), Custom's Stamp (verso)

c. 1727

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

20.9 x 14.5 x 3.9 cm (8 x 5 3/8in.)

Related Artworks

Manuscripts

Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Unknown Artist, 16th Century (?)

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Unknown Artist, 16th Century (?)

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with leather binding

Unknown Artist, 1774

Gilded leather (binding) and ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Frontispiece (recto), Prose Introduction (recto and verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

Unknown Artist, c. 1774

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th and 19th centuriesPersian

Manuscripts

A Manuscript of Zad al-Ma'ad by 'Allamah Majlesi

Unknown Artist, 1696, 1862

Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over metallic layer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)

18th and 19th centuriesPersian

Manuscripts

Ghazals (recto and verso), The Beloved Contemplating His Beloved's Beauty (painting, verso), folio 56 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

Unknown Artist, c. 1774

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

18th and 19th centuriesPersian

Manuscripts

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Unknown Artist, 1719

Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown Artist, 17th-18th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

17th-18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan (Collected Works) of Hafiz

Unknown Artist, April 24, 1774

Painting with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Binding: leather with cloth cover

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Folio 158 from a Qur'an: Sura 26: 207-227 (recto), Sura 27: 1-12 (verso)

Unknown Artist, c. 1727

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Rustam Slays a Dragon (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Unknown Artist, 18th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

End Remarks to Qasa`id (recto), Beginning of Ghazals (verso) folio 14 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

Unknown Artist, c. 1774

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

18th and 19th centuriesPersian