Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)
| Title | Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s) |
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| Date | c. 1341 14th century |
| Medium | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper |
| Classification | Manuscript |
| Origin | Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353) Iran |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.385.b |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1341. It is executed in opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper and classified as manuscript. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, zoological illustration, ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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