1972.3: Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1972.3

Title

Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings

Classification

Manuscripts

Work Type

manuscript

Date

c. 1650-1700

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Deccan

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216430

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, modern binding

Dimensions

folio: 30.1 x 17.2 cm (11 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
text area, irregular: 20.8 x 10.9 cm (8 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer in memory of Eric Schroeder

Accession Year

1972

Object Number

1972.3

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The manuscript (an encyclopedia of natural history) consists of 275 folios, two of which appear to be missing (95 and 96). The three beginning endpapers and two end endpapers have been included in the folio numbering.

Exhibition History

• Diverse are their Hues: Animals in Islamic Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/18/1984 - 02/09/1985
• 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/06/2019 - 07/31/2021

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