Kulliyáti Khwájú Karmání. The poetical works of Khwájú of Karmán, in Persian

This is an illustrated 14th century copy of three of the poems of the Khamsah (خمسه, literally “five” [poems], forming a "Divan" دیوان collection of poems) of the poet Khwaju Kermani (1290–1349). Dated 1396, it was transcribed at the Jalayirid capital Baghdad. Some miniatures contain the signature of the illustrator Junayd, active at the court of the Jalayirid Sultanate in Baghdad circa 1396. The manuscript was produced for the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, and is stylistically similar to Khosrow and Shirin (Freer Galery of Art, F1931.29). The Timurid miniatures still reflect the style developed by the Jalayirids in Tabriz and Baghdad at the end of the 14th century. The Timurid conquest of these cities led to the transfer of Jalayirid artists and manuscripts to the Timurid courts of Samarkand and Herat, explaining the continuity and improvement of the earlier Jalayirid styles.

It is recorded as the work of Junayd. Materials recorded for it are paper, ink and watercolor paint. Recorded constituent parts are Humay arrives at the gate of Humayun’s castle. It is associated with Jalayirid Sultanate. The record gives 1396 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is recorded in the collection of British Library additional manuscripts and British Library.

• Name — Khamsah of Khvaju Kirmani (British Library, Add 18113) • Author — Khwaju Kermani • Illustrator — Junayd • Country — Jalayirid Sultanate • Language — Persian • Subject — Romantic stories • Pub Date — 1396 • Media Type — Manuscript