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61. Add Or 3129, ff.12v-13

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.12v-13
Title:
Eight baits of a ghazal by the poet Husaini; each page with eight lines of nasta‘liq set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11.
Scope & Content:
Eight ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ by the poet Husaini; each page with eight lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11. 171 by 91 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

62. Add Or 3129, ff.14v-15

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.14v-15
Title:
Eight baits of a poem by Husaini; each page with eight lines of nasta‘liq set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11.
Scope & Content:
Eight ‘baits’ of a poem by Husaini; each page with eight lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11. 169 by 89 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

63. Add Or 3129, ff.18v-19

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.18v-19
Title:
Two pages with lines of verse from masnavi poems and a ghazal written in nasta‘liq and mounted to form a simple geometric pattern; backgrounds of gold floral arabesques.
Scope & Content:
Two pages with lines of verse from ‘masnavi’ poems and a ‘ghazal’ written in ‘nasta‘liq’ and mounted to form a simple geometric pattern; backgrounds of gold floral arabesques. 174 by 98 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

64. Add Or 3129, ff.30v-31

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.30v-31
Title:
Two pages each with seven lines from a manual of good counsels written in nasta‘liq calligraphy with interlinear gold; signed ‘Abd al-Rahim ‘Anbarin Qalam. Artist(s): ‘Abd al-Rahim, ‘Anbarin Qalam (fl. 1590-1630)
Scope & Content:
Two pages each with seven lines from a manual of good counsels written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with interlinear gold; signed ‘‘Abd alRahim ‘Anbarin Qalam’ (in series with ff.32v and 33). Each 127 by 62 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1630
Extent:
1 Item

65. Add Or 3129, ff.32v-33

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.32v-33
Title:
Two pages each with seven lines of nasta‘liq calligraphy with interlinear gold; signed ‘Abd al-Rahim ‘Anbarin Qalam. Artist(s): ‘Abd al-Rahim, ‘Anbarin Qalam (fl. 1590-1630)
Scope & Content:
Two pages each with seven lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with interlinear gold; signed ‘‘Abd al-Rahim ‘Anbarin Qalam’ (in series with ff.30v and 31). Each 127 by 62 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1630
Extent:
1 Item

66. Add Or 3129, ff.34v-35

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.34v-35
Title:
Two pages each with four baits of a Turki poem by Husaini, in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13
Scope & Content:
Two pages each with four ‘baits’ of a Turki poem by Husaini, in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13. 165 by 87 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

67. Add Or 3129, ff.36v-37

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, ff.36v-37
Title:
Two pages each with four baits of a Turki poem by Husaini, in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13.
Scope & Content:
Two pages each with four baits of a Turki poem by Husaini, in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13. 65 by 87 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

68. 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

69. Add Or 4621

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4621
Title:
Calligraphic hawk formed from the bismillah. Artist(s): Mirza Muhammad 'Ali Kashmiri (fl.1915)
Scope & Content:
Calligraphic hawk formed from the Arabic words ‘bismillah al-Rahim al-Rahman’ (‘In the name of God the most Merciful the most Compassionate’). By the calligrapher Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali ibn Mirza Ghulam Rasul Kushnuvis Kashmiri, dated AH1334/AD1915. Inscribed beneath with the calligrapher’s name ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
1 Item

70. Add Or 5475, f.4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5475, f.4
Title:
Poem composed by the Emperor Bahadur Shah and addressed to the Governor-General's Agent at Delhi February 1843. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'
Scope & Content:
Poem in Urdu, with archaic transcription, and literal and poetical translation. Opposite on f.3v: ‘Dilon se pas haen – Zahur me go Joodayee hy’ ‘Tumasha me isee Alum ke ek Khudayee hy’ ‘Pas tere hee ruhega – Dil nashad Moodam’ ‘Eh Dil aeega meree Eead tooje Eead Moodam’ ‘In heart we are un...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 Item