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This folio from Walters manuscript W.562 is a text page with an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 106 (Surat Quraysh). The title is written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold ink on a blue ground with green arabesques.

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Document identity
localId
81122
label
Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 106 (Surat Quraysh)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
81122
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 106 (Surat Quraysh)
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.562 is a text page with an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 106 (Surat Quraysh). The title is written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold ink on a blue ground with green arabesques.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38
height
28
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 15/16 x W: 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Timurid
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
6747
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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