Accession Number1987/1.195.8
TitlePersian poetry anthology manuscript page
Artist(s)IranianArtist NationalityIranianObject Creation Dateearly 17th centuryMedium & Supportink, color, and gold on paperDimensions 8 3/16 in. x 5 1/2 in. ( 20.8 cm x 13.9 cm )
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of Otto F. EgeLabel copyWritten in horizontal and slanted nasta’liq script
The nasta‘liq script is an entirely Persian artistic innovation, created in the late thirteenth century by merging the qualities of the naskh and the ta‘liq scripts. Persian calligraphers brilliantly exploited the sinuousness of nasta’liq, writing it at a slant within eye-catching geometric schemes such as that seen here. A rectilinear panel is surrounded by a frame with a slanted composition. The piece includes the names of poets, including Mirza Muhammad Mustafa, Mirza Muhammad Faris, ‘Ali Shirazi, and Mulla Muhtashim Kashi, along with excerpts of their poetry.
Yasser Tabbaa, Guest Curator, ‘Art of the Written Word,” 1/15–6/5/2005
Primary Object Classification Primary Object TypeCollection AreaWesternRightsIf you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit
http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Keywords
Islamic
calligraphy
manuscripts
poetry