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1. Add Or 3129

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129
Title:
Add.Or.3129 The Dara Shikoh Album. Mughal, assembled c.1633-42. Purchased at auction, 19 June 1908. This album, or ‘muraqqa‘,’ is known as the Dara Sh ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3129 The Dara Shikoh Album. Mughal, assembled c.1633-42. Purchased at auction, 19 June 1908. This album, or ‘muraqqa‘,’ is known as the Dara Shikoh Album from the inscription in the prince’s hand on f.2 dated AH1051/AD1641-42. The seventy-four folios with Persian calligraphy, illumina...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1499-1640
Extent:
138 items

2. Add Or 3129, covers

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, covers
Title:
Covers of black morocco with a central rectangular panel of red morocco stamped in gold with a design of strapwork and flowers. The red morocco doublures show a central medallion and cornerpieces of gold filigree on a blue ground.
Scope & Content:
Covers of black morocco with a central rectangular panel of red morocco stamped in gold with a design of strapwork and flowers. The red morocco doublures show a central medallion and cornerpieces of gold filigree on a blue ground. Within modern restored edges. 320 by 220 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3129, f.1

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.1
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals. Librarians' seals and inscriptions.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape with trees birds and flowers, and deer grazing; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page executed in gold, with inscriptions. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3129, f.1v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.1v
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds and a lion; clouds at top. Mughal. c.1635-40. Guard page executed in gold 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3129, f.2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.2
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals. Dara Shikoh's dedicatory inscription to Nadira Banu Begum.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1630-40. Executed in gold, with an inscription (‘see above)’ which has been obliterated in gold; the gold has subsequently worn away, particularly over the black ink o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3129, f.2v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.2v
Title:
Right hand half of a double page illuminated heading with fine floral and arabesque decoration.
Scope & Content:
The right-hand half of a double page illuminated heading with fine floral and arabesque decoration in colours and gold. Mughal, c.1610-30. The seven lines of ‘nasta‘liq,’ an extract from a manual of Sufism, have been set with interlinear floral illumination in a different ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1630
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3129, f.3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.3
Title:
Quatrain written in nasta‘liq calligraphy by Muhammad Salih for his son; background of floral arabesques on gold; lines of verse in smaller nasta‘liq set alongside.. Artist(s): Muhammad Salih (fl.c.1630-1640)
Scope & Content:
Quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Muhammad Salih for his son; background of floral arabesques on gold; lines of verse in smaller ‘nasta‘liq’ set alongside. 223 by 146 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3129, f.3v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.3v
Title:
A young prince with a rose and a book
Scope & Content:
A young prince, facing left, holds a pink rose and a slender volume; dark green background. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 132 by 68 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 3129, f.4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.4
Title:
A mulla with a book
Scope & Content:
A mulla standing in a field holds a book in his left hand, and wears a striped cloak with fur collar: birds and clouds above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 153 by 87 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3129, f.4v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.4v
Title:
A quatrain in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral and hatched decoration in gold and pink.
Scope & Content:
A quatrain in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral and hatched decoration in gold and pink. 151 by 100 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item