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This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.584 has a titlepiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) written in white Tawqi' script on a gold background.

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Document identity
localId
79979
label
Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece
core
obj
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object
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79979
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece
description
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.584 has a titlepiece with the doxological formula (basmalah) written in white Tawqi' script on a gold background.
provenance
'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ex libiris (min kutub) on fol. 1a]; Vizier al-Shahid 'Ali Pasha, 1130 AH/AD 1717 [mode of acquisition unknown] [waqf seal on fol. 1a with the original shelf mark, 191, beneath. Same impression on fols. 1b, 2a, 156b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
966 AH/AD 1558 (Ottoman)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21
height
13
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 x W: 5 1/8 in. (21 x 13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on laid European paper
creator_ids
16707
15706
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
acbbdc0f6b0ee54b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4e0331c6b4e1ee72
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no