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61. Add Or 3129, ff.66v-67

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.66v-67
Title:
Two pages with eight baits of a Turki ghazal and a Turki poem by Husaini, written in nasta‘liq calligraphy; the lines set on a background of gold decoration.
Scope & Content:
Two pages with eight ‘baits’ of a Turki ‘ghazal’ and a Turki poem by Husaini, written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; the lines set on a background of gold decoration. 170 by 89 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

62. C.44.h.5, 3(1215)

Reference (shelfmark):
C.44.h.5, 3(1215)
Title:
Panel from the Alhambra. (Plaster). Spain [at the Great Exhibition, London]. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative with monogram 'H. O.' Close view of a plaster impression of a panel from the Alhambra, with calligraphic and architectural decoration, displayed at the Great Exhibition.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 item

63. Johnson 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 29
Title:
Album of calligraphic specimens
Scope & Content:
Preserved as an album. The 1830 catalogue gave a total of 20 leaves of which 19 are now extant. The missing leaf (4) is described in the 1830 catalogue as 'taken out'. All the leaves have specimens of Persian calligraphy, and in most cases clearly derive from the same albums as the Persian it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1500-1790
Extent:
1 Item

64. Johnson 65A

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 65A
Title:
Album of calligraphy A miscellaneous collection of 50 leaves of calligraphy including 7 leaves from a genealogical manuscript
Scope & Content:
A miscellaneous collection of 50 leaves of calligraphy including 7 leaves from a genealogical manuscript. Bound in green half morocco by the Library
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1500-1790
Extent:
1 Item

65. Johnson 65B

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 65B
Title:
Album of calligraphy. 50 leaves of nasta'liq calligraphy set within floral borders. The assembly was probably made under provincial Mughal patronage and the album is bound in contemporary floral lacquer covers.
Scope & Content:
Preserved as an album. 50 leaves of ‘nasta'liq’ calligraphy set within floral borders. The assembly was probably made under provincial Mughal patronage and the album is bound in contemporary floral lacquer covers. Dated pages fall between AH1137 and 1150, suggesting that the assembly was comp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1740
Extent:
1 Item

66. Photo 1161(80)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1161(80)
Title:
Iapanischer Knabe zeichnend. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Studio portrait of a young Japanese boy, practising calligraphy at a small wooden table.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item

67. PP.3803.bha, 3/5(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
PP.3803.bha, 3/5(2)
Title:
At school. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Portrait of children practising calligraphy under the supervision of a male teacher.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item