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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.604 contains 1 of 4 short colophons in Arabic at the end of Makhzan al-asrar (dated Ramadan 885), Khusraw va Shirin (dated 1st Safar 885), Laylá va Majnun (dated 5 Rabi' I 886), and Haft paykar (dated 22 Ramadan 885). The name of the scribe is not recorded.
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Document identity
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83220
label
Colophon
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83220
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Colophon
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.604 contains 1 of 4 short colophons in Arabic at the end of Makhzan al-asrar (dated Ramadan 885), Khusraw va Shirin (dated 1st Safar 885), Laylá va Majnun (dated 5 Rabi' I 886), and Haft paykar (dated 22 Ramadan 885). The name of the scribe is not recorded.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Transliteration] tammat al-kitāb Haft paykar /1/ bi-tawfīq Allāh ta'ālá /2/ bi-tārīkh 22 Ramadān /3/ sanat 885 /4/
dynasty
Timurid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper
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7689
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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