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Prayer manual with Shi‘i prayers
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Description
This exquisitely illuminated codex contains 14 prayers popular in the shi‘i tradition. The first seven for each day of the week, starting with Friday, and the remaining seven mix verse and prose and are ascribed to shi‘i imams. A dedication to Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar (1797-1834) suggests that it was produced for the personal use of this ruler.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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manuscript 1824 (manuscript AH 1240)
binding probably 20th century (1901 - 2000)
- Artist/maker
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Ibn Muhammad Amir Muhammad ‘Ali al-Husayini al-Naqib al-Isfahani (active 19th century) (calligrapher)
- Associated people
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Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar, King of Iran (ruled 1797 - 1834) (named on object)probably Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar, King of Iran (ruled 1797 - 1834) (owner)
- Material and technique
- ink, colour, and gold on paper; bound with leather and cloth
- Dimensions
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closed 18 x 11 x 5 cm (height x width x depth)
leaves 14 (count)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › gold,
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
- Accession no.
- LI2045.3
Location
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- returned to owner
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