Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams
ManuscriptsPersian19th century

Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

1836

Description

The manuscript opens with an illuminated sarlawh. The text is in Arabic and is copied in large naskh, 12 lines to a page. All folios are decorated with gold floral motifs in the margins and interliner gilding. The name of God (allahumma) and the prayer (al-salawat) are written in gold throughout the text. The manuscript was copied by Ahmed Shamlu in H. 1252/1836 according to the colophon.

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Culture
Persian
Period
Qajar period
Century
19th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

19 x 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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