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Frontispiece of al-Kashshaf ‘an Haqa’iq al-tanzil ("The Discoverer of Revealed Truths") by Mahmud ibn ‘Umar al-Zamakhshari (1075–1144)
al-Kashshaf ‘an haqa’iq al-tanzil ("The Discoverer of Revealed Truths") by Mahmud ibn ‘Umar al-Zamakhshari (1075–1144)
Frontispiece of al-Kashshaf ‘an Haqa’iq al-tanzil ("The Discoverer of Revealed Truths") by Mahmud ibn ‘Umar al-Zamakhshari (1075–1144)
Mamluk period
Late 14th–15th century
Object Place: Egypt or Syria
Medium/Technique
Ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 26.7 × 20.5 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number29.74
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionFolio from a copy of al-Zamakhshari’s al-Kashshaf ‘an haqa’iq al-tanzil ("Discoverer of Revealed Truths"). Verso: illuminated frontispiece with an eight-pointed polygon and the title written in white ornamental kufic script, outlined in black and set in a rounded cartouche with a blue background and gold floral designs. Recto: 34 lines of Arabic calligraphy in black naskh script with commentary in the margins.
ProvenanceMiss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel (b. 1889 - d. 1986), New York; 1929, sold by Miss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel to the MFA for $5000.00 (total price for 29.56-136). (Accession Date: January 3, 1929)