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Manuscript of the Ta'qibat-i Namaz

Manuscript of the Ta'qibat-i Namaz

ManuscriptsPersian19th century

Manuscript of the Ta'qibat-i Namaz

1817

Description

The text of this manuscript concerns the rituals of daily prayers in Arabic. It was copied by Muhammad 'Ali b. Muhammad Shafi' Gharib al-Vatan Tabrizi in H. 1233 (1817) according to the colophon. The text panels, consisting of five lines of vocalized naskh, are remargined with dark blue paper. The bindings is dark blue velvet on the boards and reddish-brown leather straps on the edges.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and gold on paper; velvet binding with leather edges

Culture

Persian

Period

Qajar period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

20 x 13 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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