Poetic verses offering advice, 17th-18th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Shikastah, Safavid era Persian poetic verses offering advice, written in black Nasta'liq script tending towards shikastah (Shekasteh) script., Although the fragment is neither dated nor signed, the script and the fragility of the paper suggest that the text was executed in Iran or India during the 17th-18th centuries. Papers used at an earlier
Poetic verses offering advice, 17th-18th centuries, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Manuscripts, Persian, Washington (), Iran, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Nasta'liq, Shikastah, Safavid era Persian poetic verses offering advice, written in black Nasta'liq script tending towards shikastah (Shekasteh) script., Although the fragment is neither dated nor signed, the script and the fragility of the paper suggest that the text was executed in Iran or India during the 17th-18th centuries. Papers used at an earlier period were thicker and less prone to worm damage., Dimensions of Written Surface: 8 (w) x (h) cm, Nevertheless, a note on the fragment's recto attempts to attribute the calligraphic sample to the Persian calligrapher 'Abd al-Baqi (d. 926/1518). 'Abd al-Baqi was a native of the desert town of Yazd, a descendant of the famous mystical saint Shah Ni'matullah Vali (d. 832/1429), a minister of the Persian king Shah Isma'il I (d. 930/1524), and a reputed calligrapher in ta'liq script (Qadi Ahmad 1959, 88; and Huart 1972, 319). However, it appears unlikely that the fragment is by 'Abd al-Baqi or even executed at his time (ca. 1450-1500)., This thin fragment is quite damaged by worm holes and has been pasted to a larger sheet for the purpose of preservation. Written in black nasta'liq script tending towards shikastah, the text begins with an iambic quatrain (ruba'i), continues with two single verses (tak bayt), and ends with a lyrical poem (ghazal) with the rhyming terminal sound 'sati.' The verses are separated by diagonal lines in red ink, and the term 'also' (aydan) at the top of the left column initiates the ghazal. These various poetical verses provide the reader with advice (nasihat) to trust in God; they also warn of the futility of worldly goods., Script: nasta'liq, , 1 volume; (w) x (h) cm
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