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Add MS 18579
- Record Id:
- 032-002095164
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002095164
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000044.0x000241
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 18579
- Title:
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Anvār-i Suhaylī by Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, d. 1504 or 5
انوار سهیلی
- Scope & Content:
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Animal Fables
Decorations:
- Miniature: Folio 6r: Anūshīrvān presented with the Book of Wisdom by Burzūyah
- Miniature: Folio 20r: A king visiting a sage in a cave
- Miniature: Folio 21r: The treasure hoard in the cave shown to the king. Inscription: Pādshāh Salīm. Artist: Muḥammad Riz̤ā
- Miniature: Folio 36r: The experienced hawk outwitted by a young hawk. Inscription: Salīm (dated 1013 [=1604-1605]). Artist: Muḥammad Riz̤ā.
- Miniature: Folio 40v: Dābishlīm on his way to see Bīdpā'ī. Inscription: Yā Allah, ya Muḥammad and a verse. Artist: Āqā Riz̤ā
- Miniature: Folio 41v: Dābishlīm with Bīdpā'ī. Artist: Abū al-Ḥasan.
- Miniature: Folio 54v: Ghānim carrying the stone lion up a mountain on his back. Dated 1013 [=1604-1605] and inscribed to Abū al-Muẓaffar Sulṭān Salīm Shāh, i.e. Jahāngīr. Artist: Muḥammad Riz̤ā.
- Miniature: Folio 63r: The fox crushed between the two fighting goats. Artist: Mīrzā Ghulām.
- Miniature: Folio 64v: The jealous woman killed by the poison she intended for the young man. Artist: Mīrzā Ghulām.
- Miniature: Folio 77v: The plains near Baghdad where the animals were dominated by a lion. Arist: Durga.
- Miniature: Folio 87v: Dimnah with the ox.
- Miniature: Folio 104r: The sandpipers on their nest on the water while the sīmurgh leads the army of birds to their rescue.
- Miniature: Folio 111v: The qāz̤ī with the two men who found buried treasure. Artist: Durga.
- Miniature: Folio 130v: The devotee who helped the king to settle the petitioners' complaints. Artist: Anant.
- Miniature: Folio 135r: The darvīsh recognised by the passing Shaykh. Artist: Hariyā.
- Miniature: Folio 146r: The lioness in conference with the other animals. Artist: Ustād Ḥusayn.
- Miniature: Folio 169v: The camelrider, the snake and the buffalo. Artist: Anant.
- Miniature: Folio 197r: The maiden in love with the king and his courtier. Artist: Anant.
- Miniature: Folio 201v: The crow deciding whether the owl should lead the assembly of birds. Artist: Ḥusayn.
- Miniature: Folio 209v: The treacherous cat killing the partridge and quail. Artist: Hariyā?
- Miniature: Folio 218v: The thief and dīv who conspired to steal the monk's buffalo. Artist: Dharmdās and Padārath.
- Miniature: Folio 244v: The thief preventing the monkey from stabbing ants on the king's body. Artist: Raḥmān Qulī.
- Miniature: Folio 264r: The devotee and his bride. Artist: Mohan.
- Miniature: Folio 267r: The man who killed the mongoose accidentally after it had saved his child's life. Artist: Anant.
- Miniature: Folio 280v: The lion killing the farmer's wife who had eloped with a prince. Artist: Nānhā.
- Miniature: Folio 295r: The old woman with a sick daughter and the bullock which got its head stuck in a cooking pot. Artist: Dharmdās.
- Miniature: Folio 311v: Fariseh the pious jackal with Kamju'i the lion. Artist: Mīrzā Ghulām.
- Miniature: Folio 320r: The Sultan of Baghdad and the Chinese girl entertained by musicians and a dancing girl. Artist: Bishndās.
- Miniature: Folio 331v: A young king drinking with his companions. Artist: Āqā Riz̤ā.
- Miniature: Folio 337r: The lynx and the lion. Artist: Guhardās.
- Miniature: Folio 338v: The lynx looking at the dead leopard while the huntsman rides off with the leopard's skin. Artist: Salīm Qulī.
- Miniature: Folio 339r: The huntsman who took the leopard's skin killed by a fall from his horse. Artist: 'Abd al-Salīm .
- Miniature: Folio 350v: The laundryman and the crane. Artist: Mādhū.
- Miniature: Folio 363r: Hilār with his sons, Suhaylī Yamanī and Māh-i Khutanī. Hilār's white elephant, camels and horse are in the foreground. Artist: Salīm Qulī.
- Miniature: Folio 368v: Sulaymān with the birds, animals and jinns.
- Miniature: Folio 396r: The prince in a pavilion at night with the shoemaker who kidnapped him. Artist: Mīrzā Ghulām.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002095164
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002095164
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 426 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_18579 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1610
- End Date:
- 1611
- Date Range:
- 1010
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions [leaf]: 24.8x15.2in
Unwan: One rich ʿunwān
Marginal: Gold-ruled margins
Illustration: Folios 2v - 3r: 1 illumination
Miniature: 36 miniatures, mostly with attributions, Mughal-era style
Script: Persian naskhī
Format: Codex.
Material: Chart.
- Administrative Context:
- Origin: 1010 Hijri qamari (1610-1611)
- Finding Aids:
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For a more detailed catalogue entry see:
Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1879: pp.755-6
Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: pp.62-3
- Exhibitions:
- British Library Treasures, (online), 27 February 2016-
Marvellous Creatures, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, 3 March 2015 - 8 August 2015 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- Exhibited: Marvellous Creatures, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, 3 March 2015 - 8 August 2015