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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.672 is inscribed with passages from hadith literature (accounts of what the Prophet Muhammad did or said) and is written in Naskh and Thuluth scripts. Naskh, the smaller hand, is used for the text on the lower portion, while Thuluth (the larger hand) is used for the top lines.
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Document identity
localId
81158
label
Page of Ottoman Calligraphy
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
81158
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Page of Ottoman Calligraphy
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.672 is inscribed with passages from hadith literature (accounts of what the Prophet Muhammad did or said) and is written in Naskh and Thuluth scripts. Naskh, the smaller hand, is used for the text on the lower portion, while Thuluth (the larger hand) is used for the top lines.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30
height
23
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 1/16 in. (30 x 23 cm)
Source extras
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on thin pasteboard
creator_ids
17761
collection_ids
ISL
MSS
MIS
exhibition_ids
3334
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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7bab7328d51aacee