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Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form

Calligrapher Signed and dated by Katib Muhammad Ma'ruf Na'ili
dated 1224 AH/1810 CE
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This small illuminated handscroll once functioned as a portable calendar-almanac, or ruznama. Its diverse contents include texts describing the stations of the sun and moon, the musical modes, the Muslim calendar, the times of prayer in different seasons, the Christian calendar, and the times of sunrise and sunset—all arranged according to the position of Istanbul, where its owner is assumed to have lived.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Calendar-Almanac in Scroll Form
  • Calligrapher: Signed and dated by Katib Muhammad Ma'ruf Na'ili
  • Date: dated 1224 AH/1810 CE
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
  • Dimensions: H. 41 in. (104.1 cm)
    W. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, 1990
  • Object Number: 1990.265
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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