Divan of Naziri Nishapuri دیوان اشعار
Previously identified as a Divan of Hafez.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Paper, 105 folios, 2 columns, 14 lines to a page.
Contents:
Collection of poems: Naziri Nishapuri’s Divan Asha’ar.
Painted decoration
There are 9 paintings as follows:
Fol. 3r: The Prophet Muhammad carried through the clouds by Buraq.
Fol. 11v: A young prince enthroned in pavilion.
Fol. 16v: A prince holding a court in a garden.
Fol. 22v: The Ka’ba in Mecca.
Fol. 31r: A prince enthroned holding a court while two men kneel in front of the executioner.
Fol. 41r: Men stand in a group and look at three birds flying in the sky with their beaks linked by a rod.
Fol. 71r: Hunting scene, one horseman is attacked by a lion.
Fol. 86v: Prince and lady in a garden, three men watch.
Fol. 101r: A voyage over a black sea in a sailing ship with a horse-head prow and a small boat.
Ornamentation
The text is framed by rules of blue, gold, black and green. Decorative heading in gold and colours on folio 1v.
Inscriptions
There are single words noted on the margins, like on folio 14v, 18v, 25r, 43v, 44r, 60r and others.
Given by Alfred A. de Pass, 1933, in memory of his son, Crispin, of Trinity Hall, who fell in WWI in 1918.
Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Pass, Alfred A. de
16th Century
Production date:
AD 1571
: 978 AH
Prof Mehdi Bahram relates that the manuscript is entirely modern, which is confirmed by Basil Gray in 1949.
Support
composed of
paper
Textblock
Height 15.5 cm
Width 7.8 cm
Folio
Height 23 cm
Width 14 cm
Watercolour
Illumination
Calligraphy
Inscription present: Verse 1 of Qasida 41 by Naziri Nishapuri
Inscription present: The book ends with verses 19-20 of band 3 from tarkib number 2 of Naziri Nishapuri’s Divan.
Accession number: MS 344
Primary reference Number: 239398
Project ID: 3503
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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