Object details

Accession number

U19w42

Creators

• Ali Ibn Mustapha (active Herāt, late 15th century) - scribe
• Hafiz (Shiraz, about 1325 - about 1389, Shiraz) - primary

Full title

Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz

Creation Date

about 1490

Binding Description

Iranian binding

Description

Paper, 6 7/16 x 3 7/16, ff. 129; 15 lines to a page, in two columns

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from an unknown dealer for $260 by 1915.

Dimensions

26 x 16 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

Display Media

Gold and colors on paper

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Tapestry Room

Bibliography

Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 3-4. (as 16th century; binding as Morocco)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 166. (the scribe or illuminator as Ali-ibn-Mustapha (?), about 1490 AD; the binding as probably later)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 110-13, no. 49. (the scribe as possibly Ali son of Mustafa; as Persian, Herat, 1489-1490; binding as probably Iran, 19th century, in European style)
Benedict Cuddon. "A Field Pioneered by Amateurs: The Collecting and Display of Islamic Art in Early Twentieth-Century Boston." Muqarnas (2013), p. 18.

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