اسکندرنامه

Walters Ms. W.664, Epic of Alexander the Great

Walters Ms. W.664, Epic of Alexander the Great

Iskendernāme

اسكندر نامه

Ahmedî, 1334?-1413 (author)

Aḥmet bin Ibrāhīm Aḥmedī (author)

احمد بن ابراهيم احمدي (author)

Kamāl ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Qarāmānī (scribe)

Copied by Kamāl ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Qarāmānī in a clear, vocalized naskh script, this manuscript of the Epic of Alexander the Great or the Alexander romance (Iskendernāme) by Aḥmet bin Ibrāhīm Aḥmedī (d. 815 AH / 1413 CE) was completed in Aleppo (Ḥalab) in 891 AH / 1486 CE. Written in two columns and surrounded by a frame, it opens with an illuminated title page (fol. 2a), followed by an incipit page with illuminated titlepiece inscribed al-mulk li-Llāh al-wāḥid (Supreme authority belongs to the One God). For full description, see http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W664/description.html

The primary language in this manuscript is Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928).

Illuminated title page with title and author’s name in upper and lower panels and a round medallion (shamsah) (fol. 2a); incipit page with illuminated titlepiece with the inscription al-mulk li-Llāh al-wāḥid (fol. 2b); framing lines in blue, black, and gold

fol. 2a Illuminated title page Title page; medallion This illuminated title page has the title and the author’s name in the upper and lower panels and a round medallion (shamsah) in the middle, with no inscription.

fol. 2b Incipit page with illuminated titlepiece Incipit; titlepiece This incipit page with illuminated titlepiece is inscribed al-mulk li-Llāh al-wāḥid (Supreme authority belongs to the One God).

Mid Jumādá II 891 AH / 1486 CE

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest

Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)

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