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Source Description
This double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.559 is comprised of two rectangles surrounded by a trefoil border in grisaille. The inner border is gold strapwork with blue squares. The central area is an intricate design of geometric forms and arabesques in blue, black, gold, and green.
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Document identity
localId
2830
label
Left Side of a Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2830
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Left Side of a Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
description
This double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.559 is comprised of two rectangles surrounded by a trefoil border in grisaille. The inner border is gold strapwork with blue squares. The central area is an intricate design of geometric forms and arabesques in blue, black, gold, and green.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
723 AH/AD 1323
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.5
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 5/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (18.5 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on dark cream laid Persian paper
creator_ids
15699
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2713
2289
579
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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f986105a37a1f1ad