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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.562 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit for chapter 78 (Surat al-naba'). The inscription in the illuminated panels begins with the title of chapter 78 (Surat al-naba'), followed by verses 77-81 of chapter 56 (Surat al-waqi'ah), which continues in the panels on the facing page. The panel inscription is written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold on a blue ground with green arabesques.
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Document identity
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77620
label
Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
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object
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1
Source metadata
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77620
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object
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normalized
title
Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.562 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit for chapter 78 (Surat al-naba'). The inscription in the illuminated panels begins with the title of chapter 78 (Surat al-naba'), followed by verses 77-81 of chapter 56 (Surat al-waqi'ah), which continues in the panels on the facing page. The panel inscription is written in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold on a blue ground with green arabesques.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38
height
28
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 15/16 x W: 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Timurid
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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6747
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MIS
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186
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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