Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece

10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

14.5 cm 23.5 cm

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This incipit from Walters manuscript W.634 has an illuminated headpiece inscribed in white ink: fa-Llah khayr hafizan or "God is the best protector" (Surat Yusuf, 12:64). The headpiece exemplifies the Safavid style of illumination. On this page and the facing page (fol. 8a) th...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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