Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings
c. 1650-1700
Description
The manuscript (an encyclopedia of natural history) consists of 275 folios, two of which appear to be missing (95 and 96). The three beginning endpapers and two end endpapers have been included in the folio numbering.
Dimensions
folio: 30.1 x 17.2 cm (11 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.) text area, irregular: 20.8 x 10.9 cm (8 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1984.
Related Artworks
View MoreInk, colors, and gold on paper
17th-18th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style
17th centuryIndianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper; Malwa Style
17th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor on paper
17th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Mewar School
17th centuryIndianInk, colors, and gold on paper
17th-18th centuryIndianInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
17th centuryIndianInk, colors, and gold on paper
17th-18th centuryIndianOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
17th centuryIndian