Abu'l-Fazl presents Akbar with the second volume of the emperor's biography, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
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- Object no.:
- In 03.176
- Object name:
- Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
- Title:
- Abu'l-Fazl presents Akbar with the second volume of the emperor's biography, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl
- Artist and production place:
- Govardhan
Agra
- Object category:
- Manuscript
- Collection:
- Indian collection
- Production date:
- 1603-1605
- Dimensions:
- 431 mm x 261 mm (height x width)
- Material:
- Paper (material) Pigment (material) Ink (material) Gold
- Language:
- Persian (language)
- Script type:
- Nasta'liq script
- Description:
- Abu'l-Fazl presents Akbar with the second volume of the emperor's biography, folio from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama) by Abu’l-Fazl. Detached folio, ink, pigments and gold on paper, Persian text with full-page painting (verso), half of double-page composition inscribed to Govardhan, Agra, India, c. 1603-1605. This is one of fifty-eight folios now detached from its codex (Chester Beatty In 03). Extensively illustrated, these form volume two and part of volume three of the biography of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605), composed by his court historian and minister Abu’l-Fazl `Allami.
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