Manuscrpt, Delhi - Agra region, 1525

Manuscrpt, Delhi - Agra region, 1525 - 1540, --

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License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_VG_03
Author: Vivek Gupta
Date: 1525 – 1540
Localization Exactitude Degree: Exact
Place of Production: India, Uttar Pradesh State, Agra region, Delhi
Present Location: Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
Language: Hindavi; Persian
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Chandayan
Type of text: Poetry
Nature of the Text: Other
Text Content: Sufi narrative poetry. Verse 149, "All Sorts of Breads," and corresponding painting is Lahore K-8. Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 182 (K-7-30-A verso) ; verse 193, "Wall Paintings in Chanda's Bedroom," the recto of the folio depicts verse 192. Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 226 (K-7-30-E verso) ; verse 252 on "Maina's Retort." Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 270 (K-7-30-J verso) ; Verse 348. Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 348 (K-7-30-G verso).
Script: Other
Color of the Script: black; red
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Technique: written
Bibliography: Adamjee, Qamar. “Strategies for Visual Narration in the Illustrated Chandayan Manuscripts.” PhD diss. Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 2011. 111-120.

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jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: semicircular backward tail; opening horizontal
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: short backward horizontal stroke

initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial slightly inclined to left

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: triangular head
mīm counters: compact head diagonal stroke