Or 15958 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Divan-i Nishat

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1 copy of Dīvān-i Nishāṭ by ‘Abd al-Vahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī, - 1828 or 1829

Title: Dīvān-i Nishāṭ
Title: دیوان نشاط

Collected poetical works of ‘Abd al-Vahhāb Iṣfahānī, called Nishāṭ (d. 1244/1828-9). This is the earliest recorded manuscript, and is also probably the first known from the hand of the renowned calligrapher Muḥammad Mahdī Farāhānī called ‘Ishrat.

Language(s): Persian
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Author: ‘Abd al-Vahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī, - 1828 or 1829 عبد الوهّاب نشاط اصفهانی

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support:
Extent: 67 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 180 × 100 mm.

Layout

12 lines.

Hand(s)

Fine calligraphic shikastah. Calligrapher Muḥammad Mahdī Farāhānī called ʻIshrat

Decoration

Fine illuminated heading, interlinear gilding and margin decoration, 1v-2r.

Additions:

Binding

The lacquered painted binding, which features a central medallion and two pendants with flowers on a red ground and floral scrolls in gold on a black ground, is attached upside-down.

History

Origin: 1231 (1815 - 1816) AH ; Iran.

Provenance and Acquisition

2003-05-02

Acquired from Christies sale, lot 440; 2 May 2003

Record Sources

Based on unpublished description in M.I. Waley, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts acquired 2000-2014.

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