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This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.623 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed: Kitab Matla' al-anvar min Khamsat Amir Khusraw 'alayhi al-rahmah. There is interlinear decoration of gilt and polychrome floral motifs and an outer illuminated border.

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Document identity
localId
83675
label
Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece
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obj
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object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
83675
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece
description
This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.623 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed: Kitab Matla' al-anvar min Khamsat Amir Khusraw 'alayhi al-rahmah. There is interlinear decoration of gilt and polychrome floral motifs and an outer illuminated border.
provenance
Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34.5
height
22
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on mostly laid paper
creator_ids
7404
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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425ac791581b9199