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W.673, Album of Persian calligraphy

Abstract

This is an illuminated album (muraqqaʿ) in accordion format containing Persian calligraphy. It was executed in Iran during the eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE. Lines of text in black nastaʿlīq script are framed by decorative cloud-bands. Borders are decorated with illuminated vegetal and animal motifs on multicolored paper. This album bears a seal impression of the Ottoman Sultan ʿUthmān Khān (Osman III, r. 1167 AH / 1754 CE -- 1170 AH / 1757 CE) and a bequest (waqf) entry and seal by Ibrāhīm Ḥanīf, inspector of awqāf (fol. 1b). The dark brown leather binding with central oval and pendants is contemporary with the manuscript but may not be original to it.

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Persistent URLs (PURLs)

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fol. 1a
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fol. 1b
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fol. 2a
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fol. 2b
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fol. 3a
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fol. 3b
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fol. 4a
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fol. 4b
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fol. 5a
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fol. 5b
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fol. 6a
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fol. 6b
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fol. 7a
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fol. 7b
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fol. 8a
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fol. 8b
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8b back
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6a back
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4a back
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3a back
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2b back
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2a back
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1b back
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1a back
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Back-edge
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Fore-edge
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Head
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Tail
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