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| Keywords: Fakhr al-Din Hamzah ibn 'Ali Azari - Marvels of the World - Walters W652 - Top Exterior.jpg Walters manuscript W 652 is an abridged metrical paraphrase of the 2nd maqalah of 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat The wonders of creation by Zakariya' al-Qazwini died 682 AH/AD 1283 with additions from other sources by Fakhr al-Din Hamzah ibn 'Ali Azari died 866 AH/AD 1461-1462 The text was copied in Herat in present-day Afghanistan in 1022 AH/AD 1613 in the library of the governor of Khurasan Husayn Khan Shamlu-yi Biklirbiki Beglerbegi The manuscript is illustrated with 14 paintings in an early Safavid style from the 11th century AH/AD 17th The present binding is not original to the manuscript islamic 1613 1022 Safavid ink and pigments on thick paper covered with light olive leather Folio cm 5 8 17 accession number W 652 18970 Husayn 1305 AH/AD 1887-1888 by purchase for 310 tomans Asghar 'Ali 1305 AH/AD 1887 1888 by gift acquired for Asghar 'Ali by his father Husayn for 310 tomans dated 1305 AH/AD 1887-1888 see fol 1b Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Elephants The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987-1988 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 The Book of Kings Art War and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Academy of the Arts Easton Easton; Princeton University Art Museum Princeton; The Mitchell Gallery Annapolis; Williams College Museum of Art Williamstown 2002 place of origin Herat Afghanistan Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
