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Nuzhatʹnāmah-i ʻAlāʼī

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Title
Nuzhatʹnāmah-i ʻAlāʼī
Additional title: نزهتنامه علائي
Names
New York Public Library, Spencer Coll. Pers ms. 50.
New York Public Library. Spencer Collection
Ibn Abī al-Khayr, Shāhmardan, active 11th century (Author)
Shīrāzī, Pīr Ḥusayn ibn Ḥasan al-Kātib (Scribe)
ابن ابى الخىر: شاهمردن،, active 11th century (Author)
شىرازى: پىر حسىن بن حسن الکاتب، (Scribe)
Dates / Origin
Other Date: 10 Ṣafar 933 [17 November 1526]
Place: [Shirāz?] ;
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. MS Pers 50
Topics
1500-1599
Zoology -- Islamic Empire
Zoology -- Iran -- 16th century
Astronomy -- Islamic Empire
Astronomy -- Iran -- 16th century
Natural history -- Islamic Empire
Natural history -- Iran -- 16th century
Botany -- Islamic Empire
Botany -- Iran -- 16th century
Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Persian
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- 16th century
Miniature painting, Iranian -- 16th century
Manuscripts, Persian -- New York (State) -- New York
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
Genres
Headpieces (layout features)
Miniatures (Paintings)
nastaʻliq
thuluth
illuminated manuscripts
Leather bindings (Bookbinding)
early works
Early works to 1800
Notes
Citation/reference: Islamic Manuscripts in the New York Public Library, (ed.) Barbara Schmitz (NYPL / Oxford University Press, 1992), pages 71-76..
Statement of responsibility: Shāhmardan ibn Abī al-Khayr.
Content: Ms. codex
Content: Possibly copied in Shirāz, miniatures possibly added in Tabrīz.
Content: Completed on 10 Ṣafar 933 [17 November 1526].
Content: Physical description : Thick cream paper, 17 lines, Nastaʻlīq in black ink with key words in red, blue and gold thuluth. 130 miniatures. The headpiece (ʻunvān) on fol. 1b has the title of the book in white thuluth on a gold cartouche patterned with large floral reinceaux, placed on a larger lapis cartouche with geometric, vegetal and floral designs, and all on a gold background again patterned with larger floral rinceaux. A gold-and-blue trefoil reciprocal design above. Marginal notes in black and red nastaʻlīq.
Preferred citation: NYPL. Spencer Collection Pers. ms. 50.
Funding: Preservation and access were made possible by the generous support of Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos.
Language: Persian; Nastaʻlīq and Thuluth scripts.
Statement of responsibility: شاهمردن بن ابى الخىر.
Physical Description
Extent: 150 leaves :paper, ink , miniatures ;330 x 214 mm (225 x 138 mm)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Persian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1559285743
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23794161
Barcode: 33433137916940
TMS ID: 103956
TMS Object Number: Spencer Coll. Persian MS 50
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b20aabe0-8a04-013f-7881-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 10: Other
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Nuzhatʹnāmah-i ʻAlāʼī " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48e24490-83c3-013f-5c6f-0242ac110002

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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. Nuzhatʹnāmah-i ʻAlāʼī Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48e24490-83c3-013f-5c6f-0242ac110002

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