Divan (Collected Works) of Jami
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
Dimensions
H. 10 (25.4 cm) W. 6 in. (15.3cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession Number
13.228.4
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami|`Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi · 1414–1492
**Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami** (1414–1492) stands as one of the towering figures of Persian literature and Sufi thought during the Timurid era. Born in Kharjerd near Jam in Khorasan (present-day Iran) to a Persian family, he later adopted “Jami” as his pen name. His father, Nizam al-Din Ahmad, a theologian, lawyer, and Sufi, served as his first teacher and mentor. The family soon moved...