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Manuscript
Leaf from a Manuscript of Poetry by Umar Ibn al-Farid
Persian artist
Persian artist
Iraq
Primary
12 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (32 x 26.1 cm)
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Watercolor
Watercolor
17th century
1600
1699
from Rochester collections
Manuscript
The large Arabic script and the Arabic in the “cloud” shapes are verses from the poet Umar Ibn al-Farid’s Wine Ode, the most famous mystical poem on wine in Arabic. Ibn al-Farid (1181-1235), who studied Islamic mysticism and Arabic literature in Cairo and Mecca, composed poems that generally embrace a view of existence in which creation is lovingly intimate with its divine creator. This richly decorated leaf, made in the 1600s, reflects the continued popularity of al-Farid’s poem.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
, Translated by Emil Homerin. Passage in larger lettering is verses 16-21 of Umar Ibn al-Farid's "al-Khamriyah" or "Wine Ode," the most famous mystical poem on wine in Arabic and Islam. The smaller letters at the right are verses 6-16 of Ibn al-Farid's "Al-Daliyah," "Ode Rhyming in D," a mystical poem. The red text is a Persian version of the poem.
1928.317
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/10/2001
28.317aDI#1
digital image
Recto
1/17/2007
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28.317bDI#2
digital image
verso
1/17/2007
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pdf file
00/00/00
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Metalwork
Astrolabe
Persian artist
Persian artist
Iraq
Primary
7 x 4 1/2 x 15/16 in. (17.8 x 11.5 x 2.4 cm)
Bronze
Bronze
Persian; made in Isphahan Province
ca. 1697
1692
1702
C12535 1937.111
Metalwork
Astrolabes are ancient hand-held astronomical and astrological instruments used to measure the height of the sun or a star above the horizon. These measurements, made by manipulating a series of circular brass plates, show how the skies will appear at a specific place at a given time. Although the Greeks invented the basic astrolabe more than 2,000 years ago, Muslim scholars had created sophisticated instruments by around 800 CE. They introduced the devices to Europe through Islamic Spain, or Andalusia, in the early 1100s, where they became a basic component in scientific education.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
32.2009L
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/24/2009
32.2009LDI#1
digital image
9/29/2009
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32.2009LDI#2
digital image
Back
9/29/2009
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32.2009LDI#3
digital image
Detail
9/29/2009
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