Illuminated Opening of the Eighth Section of Ihya' `Ulum al-Din (Revivification of the Religious Sciences) by Muhammed al-Ghazali al-Tusi, Endowed by the Mamluk Sultan Abu'l Nasr Qaytbay (reigned 1468-1496) to his madrasa (theological college)

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Illuminated Opening of the Eighth Section of Ihya' `Ulum al-Din (Revivification of the Religious Sciences) by Muhammed al-Ghazali al-Tusi, Endowed by the Mamluk Sultan Abu'l Nasr Qaytbay (reigned 1468-1496) to his madrasa (theological college)

Egypt, Mamluk, 15th century
Manuscripts; folios
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
12 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (31.4 x 21.0 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.516)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.

  • Boehm, Barbara Drake and Melanie Holcomb. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.