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An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto)
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An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto)

1607–8 · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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Farhang-E Jahāngīrī , one of the most complete and authoritative dictionaries of the Persian language, was compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju. It took him twelve years to compile over 9,000 words with definitions and examples from verses by Persian poets. He was born in Shiraz, Iran, but lived most of his life in Agra, India, so the dictionary was named honor of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, who reigned from 1605 to 1627.

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Credit lineAn Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto), 1607–8. Mughal India, court of Jahangir (1605–1627). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 33.7 x 21.9 cm (13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); text field: 21.2 x 11 cm (8 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.318.a
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