Akbarnama
Akbarnama
ca. 1590-95 (made)
ca. 1590-95 (made)
| Place of origin |
Text page from the Akbarnama, or Book of Akbar, with 25 lines of Persian text within narrow framing filets.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Akbarnama (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink on paper |
| Brief description | Page from the Akbarnama, or Book of Akbar, Mughal c. 1590-95 |
| Physical description | Text page from the Akbarnama, or Book of Akbar, with 25 lines of Persian text within narrow framing filets. |
| Content description | 25 lines of text from the Akbarnama, the Persian-language history of the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605). Akbar commissioned the history in 1589 from Abu'l Fazl who had substantially completed his work in 1596. As he wrote and rewrote the text, the royal artists painted illustrations, probably between 1590 and 1595. The V&A partial manuscript has 116 paintings and the text covers events of the years 1560-1577. |
| Credit line | Purchased from Mrs. Clarke, The Dingle, Sydenham Hill, S. E |
| Object history | Purchased from Mrs. Clarke, The Dingle, Sydenham Hill, S. E. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. Registered Papers: 85488/95 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2:1/64-1896 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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