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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.567 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit. The verses of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah), are written in a vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red and interlinear gold decoration. The chapter headings and indication of number of verses are written in Riqa" script in red ink on a gold ground in the upper rectangular panel. A wide illuminated border with blue half medallions and polychrome arabesques surrounds the text. The upper and lower panels and text area are separated by red frames with white dots and a narrow white border with black motifs.
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Document identity
localId
79962
label
Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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79962
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object
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normalized
title
Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.567 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit. The verses of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah), are written in a vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red and interlinear gold decoration. The chapter headings and indication of number of verses are written in Riqa" script in red ink on a gold ground in the upper rectangular panel. A wide illuminated border with blue half medallions and polychrome arabesques surrounds the text. The upper and lower panels and text area are separated by red frames with white dots and a narrow white border with black motifs.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 (?)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.5
height
8
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 1/8 in. (13.5 x 8 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
ink and pigments on cream laid paper
creator_ids
6747
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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