File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 26b.jpg
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The building of Noah’s ark
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| Title |
The building of Noah’s ark |
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| Part of |
Falnamah ('Book of Divination')  |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Description |
English: The building of Noah’s ark
‘The picture of His Holiness Noah – peace be upon him – building the ark, and people preparing for it, bringing wood, carving planks, and that Holiness observing them’. This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site. |
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| Depicted people |
Noah |
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| Date | circa 1610-30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium |
English: ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner |
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| Accession number |
MSS 979 Folio 26b (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | India, the Deccan, probably Golconda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Falnamah ('Book of Divination') |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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