Folio from a Poetic Manuscript Describing Worldly or Divine Love

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Folio from a Poetic Manuscript Describing Worldly or Divine Love

Album TitlePage from a dispersed diwan (collected works) of poetry by Hassan ibn Husayn Shamlu

Dateearly 16th century

Place createdprob. Khorasan

Place createdCentral Asia, Asia

Mediumink, colors and gold on paper

DimensionsPart (text panel): 4 13/16 × 2 1/16 in. (12.3 × 5.3 cm)
7 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (19.7 × 11.8 cm)

ClassificationsBooks and Manuscripts

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineGift of JoLynn M. and Byron W. Gustin

Accession Number2016.357a-b

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