Walters Ms. W.661, Book on horsesTuḥfat ül-fārisīn fī aḥvāl-i ḫuyūl il-mucāhidīnتحفة الفارسين في احوال خيول المجاهدينAḥmed ʿAṭā Ṭayyārzādeاحمد عطا طيار زادهscribeŞaker Muhammedشاكر محمدPrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This is an illustrated Ottoman copy of a Turkish work on the training and care of warhorses (Tuḥfat ül-fārisīn fī aḥvāl-i ḫuyūl il-mucāhidīn) by Aḥmed ʿAṭā Ṭayyārzāde (d. 1294 AH / 1877 CE). The text was written in ruq`ah script by Şaker Muhammed in 1271 AH / 1854-5 CE. The main text is preceded by a detailed table of contents (fols. 1b-3a), and on fol. 3b it states that the work was dedicated to Sultan Abdülmecid (reg. 1255 AH / 1839 CE -- 1277 AH / 1861 CE). There are thirty illustrations of horses at the end of the manuscript.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.661The primary language in this manuscript is Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928). The secondary language of this manuscript is Arabic.fols. 1b - 97aTuḥfat ül-fārisīn fī aḥvāl-i ḫuyūl il-mucāhidīnتحفة الفارسين في احوال خيول المجاهدينچاپك سوار سمند اتش عنان وشد...Work dedicated to Sultan Abdülmecid (reg. 1255 AH / 1839 CE -- 1277 AH / 1861 CE) (fol. 3b, line 6); main text preceded by a detailed table of contents (fols. 1b-3a); text ends on fol. 67ascribe

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Foliation: i+97+i21.515.515.09.0Original pagination in Hindu-Arabic numerals from 1-134

Written obliquely on versos

Framing lines in gold and blackWritten in ruqʿah script with rubricated text for Arabic quotationsThirty illustrations; decorated headpiece on fol. 3b; framing lines in gold and blackIlluminated incipitIncipitThis illuminated incipit page has an unusually designed headpiece comprised of a star and crescent with flags, two trumpets, and a drum.Washing a mareIllustrationRiding a horse in trainingIllustrationRiding a horse in trainingIllustrationLeading a horse with quick steps, then slowing downIllustrationWashing a mareIllustrationHealing a horse suffering from colic with old wine and olive oilIllustrationRemoving a leech from a horse’s mouthIllustrationHorse trainingIllustrationA healthy horseIllustrationBandaging the head of a horseIllustrationColt trainingIllustrationA healthy horseIllustrationA horse with the swelling of the veins on his calvesIllustrationA horse with its ears turned back when suffering from an illness called hetkIllustrationA horse with his ears up when suffering from coldIllustrationStretching a horse's neck when suffering from coldIllustrationA horse with its lowered head after the application of medicine for crampIllustrationDealing with a horse suffering from a worm in his stomachIllustrationA horse urinating with his erected penisIllustrationRaising a horse's head after the application of medicine for a sticky and runny noseIllustrationHolding a horse's head upright after the application of medicine for swollen throat and chestIllustrationHealing a horse suffering from flueIllustrationHealing a horse suffering from an illness called sikagIllustrationDealing with a horse having a hysteria attackIllustrationRiding a horseIllustrationCalming a horseIllustrationFeeding a horseIllustrationA healthy horseIllustration

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[12]71 AH / 1854-5 CETurkeyWalters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksTürkiye yazmalari toplu kataloğu (The Union Catalogue of Manuscripts in Turkey), Vol. 1. (Ankara: Kütüphaneler Genel Müdürlüğü, 1979), no. 110.ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetRomaniaKashmiriHorsesWalters Art MuseumBlockbookDocumentGeneologyAstrologyDevotionHistoryLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyPhilosophyScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyMineralogyLogicGeographyGeomancyCosmologyCartographyFortune-tellingKoranQur`anFirmanPalimpsestPrayerBibleGospelsPsalterMissalLectionaryBook of HoursAntiphonaryPrayerbookHomilaryProcessionalHorologionBreviaryHymnalChroniclePsalter/HoursMaghrebSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyAfghanistanCentral Arab Lands (Near East)Central AsiaEgyptEnglandIndiaIranIraqPakistanGermanyFranceAustriaNetherlandsEthiopiaArmeniaFlandersGreeceMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianArmenianByzantineAbbasidQajarRajputChristianArabicAustrianDutchEgyptianFatimidGermanIndianIslamicPersianSafavidTimuridTurkishUmayyadEnglishFrenchFlemishEthiopianCarolingianCalligraphyChartsColophonHeadpieceIlluminationIllustrationMedallionMiniatureOrnamentPainting'Kufic'Early Abbasid scriptRaginiRomanesqueGothicWatermarkTreasure BindingGrotesquesHistoriated initialInhabited initialCarolingian MinusculeGothic Book handWhite-vine letteringEnglish secretaryTexturaBatardaHumanisticUncialAccordion bookAlbumBookCodexManuscriptHeraldrySaint's LifeDrawingGrisailleOriginal BindingBindingNew Abbasid styleLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishBookCodexIllustrationIslamicManuscriptOttomanScienceTurkeyTurkishWalters Art MuseumOriginal Binding