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| Keywords: Hafiz - Collection of Poems (Divan) - Walters W634 - Exterior.jpg Walters manuscript W 634 is an illuminated copy of the Collection of poems divan by Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz al-Shirazi active 8th century AH/AD 14th Written in Safavid Iran in the10th century AH/AD 16th in black Nasta'liq script the codex opens with a double-page illuminated frontispiece that precedes a preface dibachah fols 1b-2a An illuminated headpiece fol 7b inscribed fa-Llah khayr hafizan or God is the best protector Surat Yusuf 12 64 introduces the initial verses of the Divan There is an illuminated tailpiece inscribed with the work's final verses and a colophon with prayers for the prophet Muhammad and his family The illumination of this manuscript exemplifies the Safavid style of the 10th century AH/AD 16th The binding is not contemporary with the manuscript 10th century AH/AD 16th century Safavid ink pigments laid paper covered with black leather Folio cm 23 5 14 5 accession number W 634 23579 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Divan by Hafez Safavid Walters MS 634 | ||||
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