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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.605 contains the last of 5 colophons in Arabic giving the names of the scribe, illuminator, and bookbinder. The name of Jamal al-Din Muhammad ak-Siddiqi al-Isfahani, responsible for the illuminations is given on this folio, along with the date 900 AH/AD 1494-1495.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83590
label
Colophon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
83590
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Colophon
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.605 contains the last of 5 colophons in Arabic giving the names of the scribe, illuminator, and bookbinder. The name of Jamal al-Din Muhammad ak-Siddiqi al-Isfahani, responsible for the illuminations is given on this folio, along with the date 900 AH/AD 1494-1495.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
892 AH/AD 1486-900 AH/AD 1494-1495 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
7689
15721
15722
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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4c3be37edad23af4