Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami. Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (1414-92). Calligrapher: Sultan `Ali Mashhadi (ca.1440-1520). Dimensions: Overall page: H. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm) W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)Border: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)Text: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm). Date: text, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century.According to the manuscript's title page, the main text of this folio is from the Panj Ganj (The Five Treasures) of Jami. The calligrapher Sultan Ali Mashhadi completed the text, including both the main section and the diagonal writing, in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, but the border of this work and the three small paintings of holy men were added at a later date. The complete folio was originally owned by Abd al-Rahim, a military commander who served under the Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir. When it entered the col
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