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Divan (Collected Works) of Jami

Calligrapher `Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi Iranian
ca. 1480
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
This manuscript is signed by a member of the renowned al‑Khwarazmi family of calligraphers, patronized by both Qara Quyunlu and Aq Quyunlu rulers in the cities of Baghdad, Shiraz, and Tabriz in the fifteenth century. 'Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi copied this collection of poetry by the popular contemporary poet Jami (d. 1492). Aq Quyunlu rulers much admired the work of this poet, who dedicated one of his works to the Aq Quyunlu sultan Ya'qub and his brother Yusuf.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Divan (Collected Works) of Jami
  • Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat)
  • Calligrapher: `Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi (Iranian)
  • Date: ca. 1480
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
  • Dimensions: H. 10 (25.4 cm)
    W. 6 in. (15.3cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.228.4
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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