Colophon of Leyli u Manjnun from a Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d. 1492)

Folio of text from a manuscript of the Haft awrang (Seven thrones). Recto: text; verso: blank. Colophon from the poem "Laila wa-Majnun" ("Laila and Majnun")- fols.225b-272a, composed in 889H/1484. The colophon gives the name of the princely patron, the name of the scribe Muhibb 'Ali, the date, first of Shawwal 972 (May 2nd, 1556), and the place of writing, Herat. Folio 272 part of signature of folios 265-272. Folio 272 attached to folio 265 Translation of the colophon: To 1946 Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1] From 1946 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2] Notes: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office. [2] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998) Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930) Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)