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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.586 is an illuminated copy of the popular work on the duties of Muslims toward the Prophet Muhammad known as al-Shifa' by 'Iyad al-Yahsubi (died 544 AH/AD 1149). According to the colophon, it was completed in 1191 AH/AD 1777 by Salim al-Rashid. The text is written in Turkish Naskh script in black ink with incidentals in red and gold. The dark brown leather binding is contemporary with the manuscript.
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11962
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Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
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title
Work on the Duties of Muslims Towards the Prophet Muhammad with an Account of His Life
description
Walters manuscript W.586 is an illuminated copy of the popular work on the duties of Muslims toward the Prophet Muhammad known as al-Shifa' by 'Iyad al-Yahsubi (died 544 AH/AD 1149). According to the colophon, it was completed in 1191 AH/AD 1777 by Salim al-Rashid. The text is written in Turkish Naskh script in black ink with incidentals in red and gold. The dark brown leather binding is contemporary with the manuscript.
provenance
al-Sayyid Abu Bakr al-Hilmi, 1281(?) AH/AD 1864-1865 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression with the name and date on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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1191 AH/AD 1777 (Ottoman)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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18
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10.5
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Folio H: 7 1/16 x W: 4 1/8 in. (18 x 10.5 cm)
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Islamic
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Ottoman Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper covered with dark brown leather with red leather and gold doublures
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