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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.672 is a sheet of pen exercises (karalama). Such pen exercises were commonly collected in albums. In their technique and design pattern, the borders of this page are comparable to ebru (marbled paper) made by Hatib Mehmed Efendi (died 1187 AH/AD 1773), a celebrated Ottoman artist.
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Document identity
localId
81161
label
Page of Pen Exercises
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
81161
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Page of Pen Exercises
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.672 is a sheet of pen exercises (karalama). Such pen exercises were commonly collected in albums. In their technique and design pattern, the borders of this page are comparable to ebru (marbled paper) made by Hatib Mehmed Efendi (died 1187 AH/AD 1773), a celebrated Ottoman artist.
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
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
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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
2059
3334
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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9d599a1e171841f2