A fruit tree: an illustration from Nuzhatnama-yi ala’i (Excellent book of Council) by Shahmardan ibn Abi al-Khayr; recto: illustration and text; verso: text

Mounted with F1937.38. Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Nuzhatnama-yi Ala’i (Excellent book of counsel) by Shahmardan ibn Abi al-Khayr; text: Persian in black and red naskhi script; recto: illustration and text; explanation on dried and pulverized leaves of a tree as a remedy for diseases; verso: text: Species of black, red, white grapes and scammony and their characteristics; one of a group of three folios.

Historical period(s)
Mongol period or Timurid period, Probably 14th century
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 6.4 x 12 cm (2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1937.39
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
fruit, Iran, Mongol period (1220 - 1380), Timurid period (1378 - 1506), tree
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Mounted with F1937.38. Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Nuzhatnama-yi Ala'i (Excellent book of counsel) by Shahmardan ibn Abi al-Khayr; text: Persian in black and red naskhi script; recto: illustration and text; explanation on dried and pulverized leaves of a tree as a remedy for diseases; verso: text: Species of black, red, white grapes and scammony and their characteristics; one of a group of three folios.

Published References
  • Philipp Walter Schulz. Die Persisch-Islamische Miniaturmalerei: Ein Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte Irans. 2 vols, Leipzig. vol. 1: pl. C.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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