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| Keywords: Pir 'Ali al-Jami - Epic of Timur - Walters W648 - Interior.jpg Walters manuscript W 648 is a Safavid illuminated and illustrated copy of the History of Timur Tamerlane reigned 706 AH/AD 1370-807 AH/AD 1405 known as Timurnamah or Zafarnamah composed by 'Abd Allah Hatifi died 927 AH/AD 1520 and written in imitation of Nizami's Iskandarnamah It was copied by Pir 'Ali al-Jami in the 10th century AH/AD 16th The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece fols 4b-5a and is illustrated with 2 paintings fols 37a and 75b One painting depicts Timur at court and the other portrays Timur defeating the Khan of the Kipchaqs The green leather binding with inner boards lined with ikat textile is attributable to the13th century AH/AD 19th 10th century AH/AD 16th century Safavid ink pigments laid paper covered with green leather with ikat textile Folio cm 23 5 14 accession number W 648 29593 al-'abd Yar ibn Aq Muhammad 1019 AH/AD 1610-1611 mode of acquisition unknown seal impression on fol 166a Anonymous owner Rajab 1269 AH/AD 1853 mode of acquisition unknown seal impression on fol 4a Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 The Royal Style The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Epic of Timur by Hatifi Walters MS 648 Ikat | ||||
