Title: Page of Calligraphy with Stenciled and Painted Borders from a Subhat al-Abrar (Rosary of the Devout) of Jami
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date: text, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century
Artist:  Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami 
Artist bio: Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat
Artist nationality: Iranian
Artist role: Author
Medium: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: Overall page: H. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm)
                        W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Border: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
              W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Text: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
         W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit line: Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, 1985
Geography: Made in Herat or Mashhad   present-day Afghanistan or Iran      
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Calligraphy