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Five poems (quintet), An imam who put ink, rather than rosewater, on his face, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 48a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 49a

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. ShÄ«rÄ«n bathing in a fountain with Khusraw looking on. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. ShÄ«rÄ«n bathing in a fountain with Khusraw looking on. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Five poems (quintet), Ottoman fleet, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 5a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This illustration depicts the Ottoman fleet, led by HÃ¼seyn PaÅŸa, setting out from the Black Sea against the Polish army. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This illustration depicts the Ottoman fleet, led by HÃ¼seyn PaÅŸa, setting out from the Black Sea against the Polish army.

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 78b

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. ShÄ«rin coming on horseback to watch FarhÄd digging a canal for a stream of milk. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. ShÄ«rin coming on horseback to watch FarhÄd digging a canal for a stream of milk. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Babur entering Kabul, from Illuminated manuscript Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.596, fol.16a

Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759. Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759

Several islands of the eastern Aegean Sea including: Leros (LÄ«rÅ«s) and Patmos (BÄá¹nÅ«z) from Book on Navi

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

The city of Constantinople (Qusá¹aná¹inÄ«yah), from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.658, fol.370b

See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Five poems (quintet), The poet Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« reading from his book (á¸ªamse) to his master, Walters Manuscript

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

Animals of Hindustan monkeys, rodents and the peacock, from Illuminated manuscript Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur), Walters

Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759. Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759

Anatolian coast and the small Kara (Qarah) island east of the town of Balat from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 167a

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. LaylÃ¡ and MajnÅ«n fainting at the sight of each other. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. LaylÃ¡ and MajnÅ«n fainting at the sight of each other. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Illuminated Manuscript Map of the coast of Andalusia with the city of Grenada (GharnÄtah), from Book on Navigation, Wal

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

The Bay of Kerme east of east of Cos (Stancho, Ä°stankÃ¶y) island from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.658

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 132b

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. LaylÃ¡ and MajnÅ«n at school. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. LaylÃ¡ and MajnÅ«n at school. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 33b

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. Illuminated headpiece with the inscription in white ink on blue background giving the title of the book KitÄb-i Khusraw va ShÄ«rÄ«n. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. Illuminated headpiece with the inscription in white ink on blue background giving the title of the book KitÄb-i Khusraw va ShÄ«rÄ«n. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Illuminated Manuscript Turkish version of Sindbadnama, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.662, fol. 28b

Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. Folio from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391. Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. Folio from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391

Babur and his party hunting for rhinoceros in Swati, from Illuminated manuscript Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur), Walters A

Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759. Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 232a

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. BahrÄm GÅ«r in the blue pavilion. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. BahrÄm GÅ«r in the blue pavilion. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Illuminated Manuscript Anthology of Persian poetry, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.653, fol. 8b

This small anthology of Persian poetry consisting of poems by such authors as JÄmÄ«, AzÄrÄ«, FayzÌ¤Ä«, NavÄÊ¾Ä«, and SaÊ¿dÄ« was put together by an anonymous scribe in 1105 AH / 1693 CE. Illustrated with six miniatures, the margins of this manuscript are embellished with stenciled designs of angels, men and animals. The folio represents a seated man. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19402. This small anthology of Persian poetry consisting of poems by such authors as JÄmÄ«, AzÄrÄ«, FayzÌ¤Ä«, NavÄÊ¾Ä«, and SaÊ¿dÄ« was put together by an anonymous scribe in 1105 AH / 1693 CE. Illustrated with six miniatures, the margins of this manuscript are embellished with stenciled designs of angels, men and animals. The folio represents a seated man. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19402

Burning and melting, Youth confesses his falling in love to his father, Walters Manuscript W.649, fol. 9a

Set in India, the story begins with a young Hindu man confessing his strong love for his childhood friend to his father. His father consents to the young manâ€™s request to marry and sends a message to the girlâ€™s parents. An elegantly calligraphed, illuminated and illustrated copy of the poem SÅ«z va gudÄz ('Burning and melting') by NawÊ¿Ä« KhabÅ«shÄnÄ« (d.1019 AH /1610 CE) which recounts the love story of a Hindu girl who decides to burn herself on the pyre of her betrothed killed accidentally just before their marriage. The present codex was penned by Ibn Sayyid MurÄd al-á¸¤usaynÄ« and illustrated by Muá¸¥ammad Ê¿AlÄ« MashhadÄ« in 1068 AH / 1657 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=30391. Set in India, the story begins with a young Hindu man confessing his strong love for his childhood friend to his father. His father consents to the young manâ€™s request to marry and sends a message to the girlâ€™s parents. An elegantly calligraphed, illuminated and illustrated copy of the poem SÅ«z va gudÄz ('Burning and melting') by NawÊ¿Ä« KhabÅ«shÄnÄ« (d.1019 AH /1610 CE) which recounts the love story of a Hindu girl who decides to burn herself on the pyre of her betrothed killed accidentally just before their marriage. The present codex was penned by Ibn Sayyid MurÄd al-á¸¤usaynÄ« and illustrated by Muá¸¥ammad Ê¿AlÄ« MashhadÄ« in 1068 AH / 1657 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=30391

Five poems (quintet), Battle between the Ottoman and Hungarian armies, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 27a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

The island of Cos (Stancho, Ä°stankÃ¶y) facing the Anatolian mainland from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Babur and his warriors visiting the Hindu temple Gurh Kattri (KÅ«r KatrÄ«) in Bigram, from Illuminated manuscript Baburn

Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759. Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759

Five poems (quintet), View of the Bosphorus Strait, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 10a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

Five poems (quintet), Åžeyh GÃ¼lÅŸeni setting out with his disciples on a voyage, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 41a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

Syme (SÃ¶mbeki) island north-west of Rhodes (Rodos) island from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.6

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

The Anatolian coast along the Kerme Bay from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.658, fol. 92a

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Illuminated Manuscript Turkish version of Sindbadnama, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.662, fol. 52b

The prince hunting. Leaf from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391. The prince hunting. Leaf from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391

Illuminated Manuscript Turkish version of Sindbadnama, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.662, fol. 1b

Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. Page from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391. Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. Page from an Ottoman Turkish version of the well-known story of Sindbad (SindbÄdnÄmah) made from the Persian by Ê¿AbdÃ¼lkerÄ«m bin Muá¸¥ammed during the reign of Sultan Sulayman (Soliman) (reg.926 AH / 1520 CE - 974 AH / 1566 CE) and entitled Tuá¸¥fet Ã¼l-aá¸«yÄr. This anonymous copy contains six illustrations made in the 10th century AH /16th CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=35391

Illuminated Manuscript Map of the Bay of Salonica (SelÄnÄ«k,Thessalonici) and the western coastline, from Book on Navig

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Chios (Sakiz, SÄqiz) Island facing Kysos (Ã‡eÅŸme) fortress on the Anatolian side, from Book on Navigation, W

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Babur and his army in the Sinjid valley on the way to Kabul (Memoirs of Babur), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.596, fol.30b

Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759. Written originally in Chaghatay Turkish and later translated into Persian, BÄburnÄmah is the story of a Timurid ruler of Fergana (Central Asia), áº’ahÄ«r al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad BÄbur (866 AH /1483 CE - 937 AH / 1530 CE), who conquered northern India and established the Mughal Empire. The present codex, being a fragment of a dispersed copy, was executed most probably in the late 10th AH /16th CE century. It contains 30 mostly full-page miniatures in fine Mughal style by at least two different artists. Another major fragment of this work (57 folios) is in the State Museum of Eastern Cultures, Moscow. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=1759

Illuminated Manuscript Koran, The left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.569, fol. 2a

An illuminated large size copy of the Koran (Qur'an) produced in the 11th century AH / 17th CE in Iran. Apart from using a number of scripts, such as naskh, muá¸¥aqqaq and tawqÄ«Ê¿, this codex features six pairs of decorated pages, two illuminated headpieces, as well as illuminated chapter headings, cloud-bands, and marginal decoration. The black morocco binding has a central piece in the form of a diamond with pendants on four sides. The inner covers, having a traditional dentelle decoration, features text from the "the verse of the throne" (Äyat al-kursÄ«), which is inscribed in the outer frame. The left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with inscriptions in gold tawqÄ«Ê¿. An illuminated large size copy of the Koran (Qur'an) produced in the 11th century AH / 17th CE in Iran. Apart from using a number of scripts, such as naskh, muá¸¥aqqaq and tawqÄ«Ê¿, this codex features six pairs of decorated pages, two illuminated headpieces, as well as illuminated chapter headings, cloud-bands, and marginal decoration. The black morocco binding has a central piece in the form of a diamond with pendants on four sides. The inner covers, having a traditional dentelle decoration, features text from the "the verse of the throne" (Äyat al-kursÄ«), which is inscribed in the outer frame. The left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with inscriptions in gold tawqÄ«Ê¿

Illuminated Manuscript of Five Poems (Quintet), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.605, fol. 21b

An elegant copy of the "Quintet" (Khamsah) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) penned by AbÅ« Bakr ShÄh ibn á¸¤asan ibn Ê¿AlÄ« al-ShahrastÄnÄ« and illuminated by JamÄl al-DÄ«n ibn Muá¸¥ammad al-á¹¢iddÄ«qÄ« al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ« between 892 AH / 1486 CE and 900 AH / 1494-05 CE. The present codex, opening with a double-page decoration and the inscription giving the name of the author and the title of the work,contains four additional illuminated headpieces with the names of the individual books and 26 repainted miniatures. The page depicts King NÅ«shirvÄn hunting with DastÅ«r his vizier. An elegant copy of the "Quintet" (Khamsah) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) penned by AbÅ« Bakr ShÄh ibn á¸¤asan ibn Ê¿AlÄ« al-ShahrastÄnÄ« and illuminated by JamÄl al-DÄ«n ibn Muá¸¥ammad al-á¹¢iddÄ«qÄ« al-Iá¹£fahÄnÄ« between 892 AH / 1486 CE and 900 AH / 1494-05 CE. The present codex, opening with a double-page decoration and the inscription giving the name of the author and the title of the work,contains four additional illuminated headpieces with the names of the individual books and 26 repainted miniatures. The page depicts King NÅ«shirvÄn hunting with DastÅ«r his vizier.

The Island of Kalimnos (Kalimaz) south of Leros in the eastern Aegean Sea from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Five poems (quintet), Ottoman Turks fighting the Polish army, Walters Manuscript W.666, fol. 6a

This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript. This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the á¸ªamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾ullÄh bin Yaá¸¥yÃ¡ Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä« (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of AmÄ«r Khusraw DihlavÄ« (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of Ê¿Aá¹ÄÊ¾Ä«'s work ends with a portion of his DÄ«vÄn (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), á¸¤ilyet Ã¼l-efkÄr. The text, written in nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, was copied by á¸ªeyrullah á¸ªeyrÄ« Ã‡ÄvuÅŸzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.

King Solomon (SulaymÄn) enthroned; part of a double-page composition featuring also Queen Sheba (BilqÄ«s) fro

An anonymous decorated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present copy, containing four miniatures, was penned in an elegant nastaÊ¿lÄ«q hand in 946 AH / 1539 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19560. An anonymous decorated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present copy, containing four miniatures, was penned in an elegant nastaÊ¿lÄ«q hand in 946 AH / 1539 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19560

Collection of poems (divan), Double-page illuminated frontispiece, Walters Manuscript W.636, fol. 2b

An illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present codex was copied by MullÄ Muá¸¥ammad QÄsim HamadÄnÄ« in 1210 AH /1796 CE in India and contains 48 miniatures. This is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) inscribed in the cartouche. The palette is typical for illuminated manuscripts from Kashmir during this period. An illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present codex was copied by MullÄ Muá¸¥ammad QÄsim HamadÄnÄ« in 1210 AH /1796 CE in India and contains 48 miniatures. This is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) inscribed in the cartouche. The palette is typical for illuminated manuscripts from Kashmir during this period.

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 320a

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. The folio represents Iskandar hunting deer (smudged). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. The folio represents Iskandar hunting deer (smudged). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Chalkis (Herke) island off Rhodes Island from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.658, fol.104a

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 2a

The second half of a beautifully illuminated double-page decoration containing two small medallions with inscription in white on blue background giving the name of the illuminator. The second half of a beautifully illuminated double-page decoration containing two small medallions with inscription in white on blue background giving the name of the illuminator.

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 17a

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. An old woman complaining to Sultan Sanjar about a questionable behavior of his policeman. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. An old woman complaining to Sultan Sanjar about a questionable behavior of his policeman. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Illuminated incipit page with a headpiece containing a cartouche with the inscription in white ink DÄ«vÄn-i á¸¤Äfiáº“ from Colle

An anonymous decorated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present copy, containing four miniatures, was penned in an elegant nastaÊ¿lÄ«q hand in 946 AH / 1539 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19560. An anonymous decorated and illustrated copy of the collection of poems (DÄ«vÄn) by Shams al-DÄ«n Muá¸¥ammad á¸¤Äfiz al-ShÄ«rÄzÄ« who flourished in the 7th AH / 14th CE century. The present copy, containing four miniatures, was penned in an elegant nastaÊ¿lÄ«q hand in 946 AH / 1539 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19560

Illuminated Manuscript Khamsa, Walters Art Museum Ms. 609, fol. 238b

An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. BahrÄm GÅ«r in the sandal wood-colored pavilion. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272. An elegantly illuminated and illustrated copy of the Khamsah (quintet) of Niáº“ÄmÄ« GanjavÄ« (d.605 AH / 1209 CE) executed by YÄr Muá¸¥ammad al-HaravÄ« in 922 AH / 1516 CE. Written in four columns in black nastaÊ¿lÄ«q script, this manuscripts opens with a double-page decorative composition signed by Ê¿Abd al-WahhÄb ibn Ê¿Abd al-FattÄá¸¥ ibn Ê¿AlÄ«, of which this is one side. It contains 35 miniatures. BahrÄm GÅ«r in the sandal wood-colored pavilion. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=21272

Rhodes (Rodos, RudÅ«s) Island from Book on Navigation, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.658, fol. 103a

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

Collection of poems (masnavi), Walters Art Museum Ms. W.625, fol. 1a

Medallion filled with gilt. Leaf from an elegantly calligraphed and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as MasÌ±navÄ«-i maÊ¿navÄ«, by JalÄl al-DÄ«n RÅ«mÄ« (d.672 AH / 1273 CE). This codex was penned by Aá¸¥mad ibn á¸¤ÄjjÄ« AbÄ« Bakr al-KÄtib in 865 AH / 1461 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=22125. Medallion filled with gilt. Leaf from an elegantly calligraphed and illuminated copy of the collection of poems, known as MasÌ±navÄ«-i maÊ¿navÄ«, by JalÄl al-DÄ«n RÅ«mÄ« (d.672 AH / 1273 CE). This codex was penned by Aá¸¥mad ibn á¸¤ÄjjÄ« AbÄ« Bakr al-KÄtib in 865 AH / 1461 CE. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=22125

Illuminated Manuscript Anthology of Persian poetry, Walters Art Museum Ms. W.653, fol. 17a

This small anthology of Persian poetry consisting of poems by such authors as JÃ„ÂmÃ„Â«, AzÃ„ÂrÃ„Â«, FayzÃŒÂ¤Ã„Â«, NavÃ„ÂÃŠÂ¾Ã„Â«, and SaÃŠÂ¿dÃ„Â« was put together by an anonymous scribe in 1105 AH / 1693 CE. Illustrated with six miniatures, the margins of this manuscript are embellished with stenciled designs of angels, men and animals. The page represents a seated young man reading from a book of Persian poetry. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19402. This small anthology of Persian poetry consisting of poems by such authors as JÃ„ÂmÃ„Â«, AzÃ„ÂrÃ„Â«, FayzÃŒÂ¤Ã„Â«, NavÃ„ÂÃŠÂ¾Ã„Â«, and SaÃŠÂ¿dÃ„Â« was put together by an anonymous scribe in 1105 AH / 1693 CE. Illustrated with six miniatures, the margins of this manuscript are embellished with stenciled designs of angels, men and animals. The page represents a seated young man reading from a book of Persian poetry. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19402

Illuminated Manuscript Map of the area west of the island of Thasos (TaÅŸÃ¶z) and the Ayion Oros Peninsula, from Book on

Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195. Originally composed in 932 AH / 1525 CE and dedicated to Sultan SÃ¼leyman I ("The Magnificent"), this great work by Piri Reis (d. 962 AH / 1555 CE) on navigation was later revised and expanded. The present manuscript, made mostly in the late 11th AH / 17th CE century, is based on the later expanded version with some 240 exquisitely executed maps and portolan charts. They include a world map (fol.41a) with the outline of the Americas, as well as coastlines (bays, capes, peninsulas), islands, mountains and cities of the Mediterranean basin and the Black Sea. The work starts with the description of the coastline of Anatolia and the islands of the Aegean Sea, the Peloponnese peninsula and eastern and western coasts of the Adriatic Sea. It then proceeds to describe the western shores of Italy, southern France, Spain, North Africa, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, western Anatolia, various islands north of Crete, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and the Black Sea. It ends with a map of the shores of the the Caspian Sea (fol.374a). See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=19195

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