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The Persian word Falnama (Persian: فالنامه, romanized: falnameh, lit. 'omen/divination book') covers two forms of bibliomancy (fortune-telling using a book) used historically in Iran, Turkey, and India. Quranic Falnamas were sections at the end of Quran manuscripts used for fortune-telling based on a grid. In the 16th century, Falnama manuscripts were introduced that used a different system; individuals performed purification rituals, opened a random page in the book and interpreted their fortune in light of the painting and its accompanying text.Only a few illustrated Falnamas now survive; these were commissioned by rich patrons and are unusually large books for the time, with bold, finely executed paintings. These paintings illustrate historical and mythological figures as well as events and figures associated with the Abrahamic religions.Published by the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on the occasion of the exhibition Falnama: The Book of Omens, October 24, 2009-January 24, 2010, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.Alternative authorMassumeh Farhad; Serpil Bağçı; Maria Mavroudi; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; Exhibition Falnama: The Book of Omens

Chủ đề: Falnama, Bibliomancy, Divination, Islamic Art, Persian Manuscripts, Quranic Falnama, Safavid Iran, Shah Tahmasp, Khalili Falnama, Dispersed Falnama, Qutb Shahi Dynasty, Golconda, 17th century, 16th century, Religious Imagery, Mythological Figures, Abrahamic Religions, Shia Islam, Islamic Culture, Ma

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