(Q58051)
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Album of miniatures and specimens of calligraphy of Indian origin
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Erotic painting--India--18th century
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Miniatures (Illuminations)--India--17th century
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Miniatures (Illuminations)--India--18th century
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Miniatures (Illuminations)--India--19th century
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Horses--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Face--Symbolic aspects--Islamic empire
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Peafowl--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art--Specimens
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Artillery--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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Courts and courtiers--Mogul Empire--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Polo--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Birds of prey--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707--Portraits--Specimens
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Majnūn Laylá--Portraits--Specimens
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Angels--Islam--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Alī Ādila Śāha II, Sultan of Bijapur, 1638-1672--Portraits--Specimens
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Shāhnāmah--Illustrations--Specimens
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Animals, Mythical--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Mogul courts and courtiers--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605--Portraits--Specimens
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Elephants--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Parrots--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Basmalah--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Muslim saints--Portraits--Specimens
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Niẓāmuddīn Auliyā, 1236-1325--Portraits--Specimens
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Dragons--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Nūr Jahān, Empress, consort of Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, -1645--Portraits--Specimens
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Sea monsters--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Bhil (Indic people)--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Dārā Shikūh, Prince, son of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, 1615-1659--Portraits--Specimens
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Tiger--Pictorial works--Specimens
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Chand Bibi, Queen of Bijāpur, -1600--Portraits--Specimens
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Yūsuf and Zulaykhā--Portraits--Specimens
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Manuscripts, Arabic--New Jersey--Princeton
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Ibrāhīm ibn Adʹham, -approximately 777--Portraits--Specimens
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Hunting--Pictorial works--Specimens
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between 16-- and 18--
1600
1899
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Extent: 55 leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 485 x 280 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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The album consists of 55 folios measuring 485 x 280 mm.
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Origin: The signed paintings and calligraphies are attributed to Mīr ʻAlī, Sulṭān ʻAlī al-Mashhadī, Muḥammad ʻAẓīm al-Ikthīr, ʻImād al-Ḥusaynī, Muḥammad Muʻīn ʻAlī Tajallī (= Shāh Muḥammad Muʻīn ʻAlī Tajallī Chishtī, fol. 32a), Muḥammad Ibrāhīm, ʻAbd Allāh, Muḥammad ʻAlī, Muḥammad Badīʻ al-Iṣfahānī, Tajallī ʻAlī Shāh, Muḥammad Karīm, Anūp Chator (Chatar, Chitor: see Titley), Mīr Muḥammad Māh...
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A letter attached to the album mentions that this was made for the Portuguese governor of India, but this is a late attribution. The document further indicates that the book belonged to the Delaney family who sold it to Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833) from the East India Company. It was then sold to Rowland Jones Esq. (1772-1856), Broom Hall, Carnarvonshire, Wales. The album was then auctioned in...
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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