The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto) (1425–50): Art, History and Details

The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto) (1425–50) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

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

These two pages are 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: The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru (recto)
• Date: 1425–50
• Culture: Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
• Type: Manuscript
• Technique: opaque watercolor and ink on paper
• Dimensions: Image: 11 x 25.7 cm (4 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.); Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 22.8 cm (8 7/8 x 9 in.)
• Collection: Islamic Art
• Department: Islamic Art
• Accession number: 1931.452.a

Collection credit

Dudley P. Allen Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.

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