Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru: (c. 1425): Art, History and Details

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru: (c. 1425) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

These page is from a manuscript that evidently was written and illustrated for the library (at Herat) of the Timurid king Shah Rukh, the son of Timur (Tamerlane). The Majma' al-Tawarikh traced the history of the world, beginning with the prophets of the Old Testament until the reign of Shah Rukh.

Object facts

• Title: Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al-Tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) by Hafiz-i Abru:
• Date: c. 1425
• Culture: Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
• Type: Manuscript
• Technique: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
• Dimensions: Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
• Collection: Islamic Art
• Department: Islamic Art
• Accession number: 1945.384.a

Collection credit

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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