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Source Description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.579 is defined by the use of alternating black Naskh and gold Thuluth. The Naskh panels are flanked by illuminated medallions with a gold-tooled outline. The gold Thuluth lines are set apart by outlines resembling clouds. Illuminated rosettes serve as verse markers. The stamp in the left margin is the personal seal of the Vizier 'Ali Pasha, who gave the manuscript to an educational charity in 1130 AH/AD 1717.
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Document identity
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77625
label
Illuminated Text Page with Seal
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
77625
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Text Page with Seal
description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.579 is defined by the use of alternating black Naskh and gold Thuluth. The Naskh panels are flanked by illuminated medallions with a gold-tooled outline. The gold Thuluth lines are set apart by outlines resembling clouds. Illuminated rosettes serve as verse markers. The stamp in the left margin is the personal seal of the Vizier 'Ali Pasha, who gave the manuscript to an educational charity in 1130 AH/AD 1717.
provenance
Vizier al-Shahid 'Ali Pasha, ca. 1130 AH/AD 1717 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [waqf-seal impression of the Vizier dated 1130 AH/AD 1717 with the original shelf mark 1414 on fols. 2a, 2b, and 3a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
941 AH/AD 1534
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 1/2 in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
15670
15670
16703
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
186
2713
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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ecf817f65ed49e59