The Free Man's Companion to the Niceties of Poems
The Free Man's Companion to the Niceties of Poems (Persian: Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar, often shortened to Mu'nis al-ahrar) is an anthology of poems written by Persian poet and anthologist from Isfahan Muhammad ibn Badr, commonly known as Jājarmi, in 1340-1341 CE.[2][3][4] The 1341 manuscript was probably made in Isfahan.[5]
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![Horseriders in Mongol attire. Mu'nis al-ahrar, right frontispiece (fragment), 1341.[6]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_Frontipiece_%28right_portion%29%2C_1341.jpg/179px-Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_Frontipiece_%28right_portion%29%2C_1341.jpg)
Horseriders in Mongol attire. Mu'nis al-ahrar, right frontispiece (fragment), 1341.[6] -
![Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar; dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE[7]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/J%C4%81jarmi_folio_1340-1341_CE.jpg/133px-J%C4%81jarmi_folio_1340-1341_CE.jpg)
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar; dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE[7] -
![Mu'nis al-ahrar colophon with 1341 date.[5]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_colophon_with_1341_date.jpg/137px-Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_colophon_with_1341_date.jpg)
Mu'nis al-ahrar colophon with 1341 date.[5]
![Horseriders in Mongol attire. Mu'nis al-ahrar, right frontispiece (fragment), 1341.[6]](File:Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_Frontipiece_(right_portion),_1341.jpg)
![Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar; dated 741 AH/1340–41 CE[7]](File:J%C4%81jarmi_folio_1340-1341_CE.jpg)
![Mu'nis al-ahrar colophon with 1341 date.[5]](File:Mu%27nis_al-ahrar_colophon_with_1341_date.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Carboni 1994, p. 12.
- ^ Beelaert 2020, pp. 397–398.
- ^ "Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Beelaert, Anna Livia (26 August 2020) [2008]. "Jājarmi". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. 14. Brill. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ a b Carboni 1994.
- ^ Carboni 1994, p. 13.
- ^ "Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi | Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
Sources
[edit]- Carboni, Stefano (1994). Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images. Persian paintings of the 1330s and 1340s (PDF). New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art.