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Source Description
This illuminated incipit from Walters manuscript W.644 has a blue and gilt headpiece with polychrome floral decoration. The text, divided into two columns, has interlinear gilt illumination with additional floral decoration.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80061
label
Illuminated Incipit Page with Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
80061
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit Page with Headpiece
description
This illuminated incipit from Walters manuscript W.644 has a blue and gilt headpiece with polychrome floral decoration. The text, divided into two columns, has interlinear gilt illumination with additional floral decoration.
provenance
Papas-zadah …(?), [1]311 AH/AD 1893-1894 [fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22
height
14
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/2 in. (22 x 14 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
creator_ids
15674
collection_ids
ISL
MSS
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
29bc72d87fe5ea9e