Manuscript of the Baharistan, confronting illuminated pages and double frontispiece miniature. The Beharistan by Jami; Manuscript by Mir Husain Al Husaini the year 908 of Hijra Miniature, double fonts, Executed in Bukhara for the Sultan Abu'l-Ghazi 'Abdu'l-'Aziz Behadur Miniature is signed Mahmud al-Mudhahhib (in Fehzadian Tradition) Binding is made in Half size mold, inside paper is filigree Identification by Attinghausen-March 1957. (Fine Quality)

Manuscript of the Baharistan (Spring Garden), 1551

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This manuscript, a complete version of the Baharistan, or Spring Garden, by the Persian poet Jami (1419–1492), demonstrates the significance of the book arts in Islamic cultures. Born of Islam’s reverence for the written word, and refined and disseminated by royal patronage, books like this one were the products of a painstaking process—from procuring paper and the leather binding to sourcing fine pigments and senior artists to create the lavish illuminations. Jami’s poem deals with the virtues of moral leadership, which would have been of great appeal to Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, khan of Bukhara, who commissioned this book and double-page illustration, which features Alexander the Great—a historical figure popular in princely Persian poetry.

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Manuscript of the Baharistan' (#306)
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Manuscript of the Baharistan (Spring Garden)
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Calligrapher
Accession Number
52.13
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Manuscript of the Baharistan, confronting illuminated pages and double frontispiece miniature. The Beharistan by Jami; Manuscript by Mir Husain Al Husaini the year 908 of Hijra Miniature, double fonts, Executed in Bukhara for the Sultan Abu'l-Ghazi 'Abdu'l-'Aziz Behadur Miniature is signed Mahmud al-Mudhahhib (in Fehzadian Tradition) Binding is made in Half size mold, inside paper is filigree Identification by Attinghausen-March 1957. (Fine Quality)