This manuscript is a copy of the divan of Hafiz (d.1389), the famous Iranian poet from Shiraz. It opens with a double frontispiece of an outdoor scene of princely entertainment, including a female dancer followed by a double page illumination rendered in ultramarine blue and gold and a multicoloured scrollwork. The style of both the illumination and the paintings strongly suggests that the manuscript was produced in Shiraz. It may date from the first quarter of the 16th century (c.1525) as the style of the paintings and the shape of the taj (baton) protruding from the turbans can be associated with the Shiraz and Tabriz schools of painting of this period.
Divan [collected poems]
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- ReferenceGB 102 MS 25292
- Dates of Creation16th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialPersian
- Physical Description1 volume
Scope and Content
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Open
Acquisition Information
Donated by Mr R.S.Greenshields, 1931.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
H20.8 x W12.2cm
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