Walters Ms. W.676, Six leaves from Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruMajmaʿ al-tavārīkhمجمع التواريخḤāfiẓ Abrū, d. 1430Ḥāfiẓ Abrūحافظ ابروAuthor dates preferred by cataloger: d. 833 AH / 1430 CEPrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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These six leaves come from a historical Timurid work entitled Majmaʿ al-tavārīkh (Collection of chronicles) by Ḥāfiẓ-i Abrū (d. 833 AH / 1430 CE), that was copied and illustrated around 829 AH / 1425 CE. Two known Timurid illustrated copies of Majmaʿ al-tavārīkh from the ninth century AH / fifteenth CE are the dispersed manuscript previously in the collection of Emile Tabbagh and Parish Watson (ca. 829 AH / 1425 CE) and a copy dated 829 AH / 1425 CE (Istanbul, H.1653). The Walters' leaves come from the former. The text is written in naskh script in black, red, and reddish-brown ink; chapter headings are written in tawqīʿ script in red ink.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.676The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.fols. W.676Aa - W.676FaMajmaʿ al-tavārīkhمجمع التواريخ

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Foliation: 643.233.733.522.7Framing lines in red and blueMain text written in naskh script in black, red, and reddish-brown; chapter headings written in tawqīʿ script in redSix illustrations; framing lines in red and blueSacrifice of Ismāʿīl (Islamic tradition)IllustrationText page of Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration Sacrifice of Ismāʿīl, according to the Islamic tradition.Military expedition of Ughūz KhānIllustrationText page of Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration Military expedition of Ughūz Khān, bearing the chapter heading.Enthroned king with courtiersIllustrationText page of Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration Enthroned king with courtiers.Ughūz Khān receives a messenger from Damascus with a load of bowsIllustrationText page from Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration King and courtiers enthroned.Birth of BuddhaIllustrationThis illustration depicts the birth of Buddha (Shākmūnī).Text page of Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration Birth of Buddha, bearing the chapter title.Sultan Sanjar with courtiersIllustrationText page of Majma` al-tavarikh by Hafiz AbruText pageThis text page is the back of the illustration Sultan Sanjar with courtiers.Early 9th century AH / 15th CEIranWalters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksGrube, Ernst J., and Maria Alberta Fabris. Muslim Miniature Paintings from the XIII to XIX Century from Collections in the United States and Canada: Catalogue of the Exhibition. (Venezia: N. Pozza, 1962), 53-55.For the author and his works, see Subtelny, Maria Eva, and Charles Melville. "Ḥāfeẓ-e Abru." Encyclopaedia Iranica.Leoni, Francesca. "A Folio from a Timurid Historical Manuscript in the Princeton University Art Museum." Record of the Art Museum (Princeton University) 68 (2009): 61-67.Soudavar, Abolala. Art of the Persian Courts: Selections from the Art and History Trust Collection. (New York: Rizzoli, 1992), 64-66.A Magnificent Collection of Near Eastern and Early Mediterranean Art ... Property of the Estate of the Late Emile Tabbagh, Paris and New York. Auction catalog January 3-4, 1936. New York: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, 1936.Canby, Sheila. Princes, Poets, and Paladins: Islamic and Indian Paintings from the Collection of Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan. (London: British Museum Press, 1998), 28-31.ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetKashmiriHorsesWalters 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 stylecharter8th Century9th Century10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th Century17th Century18th Century19th Century20th CenturyMusical notationRussiaRomaniaLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishHistoryIllustrationIranIslamicManuscriptPersianTimuridWalters Art MuseumAfghanistan