Suwaru-l-kawakib (Description of the Fixed Stars) by 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (incomplete)
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Reserve List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, H.B.H. 7, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Catalogue of the Hanna Sale, Manuscripts, no. 7, pg. 29.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 16th century
- Period
- Safavid period
- Accession Number
- F1907.626
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23.9 x 14.4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Probably Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- fish
- bull
- Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
- astronomy
- crab
- naskh script
- Iran
- Andromeda
- Aquila
- Argo Navis
- Canis Major
- Canis Minor
- Cassiopeia
- Centaurus
- Corona Austrina
- Corvus
- Crater
- Delphinus
- Equuleus
- Lepus
- Ophiuchus
- Orion
- Pegasus
- Perseus
- Piscis Austrinus
- Sagitta
- Triangulum
- Aries
- Cancer
- Capricorn
- Gemini
- Leo
- Pisces
- Sagittarius
- Scorpio
- Taurus
- Libra
- Virgo
- Aquarius
- virgin
- globe
- Arts of the Islamic World
- zodiac
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- ram
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.626
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eca712fa-68a1-4c07-9e87-02856fe7c15a
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