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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.577 is the left side of this illuminated double-page incipit and is the incipit for chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah). The page is divided into three compartments: an upper and lower panel flanking a central area. In the upper and lower panels the chapter title and number of verses are inscribed in headings in Riqa' script in white ink. In the central area the Qur'anic verses are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. The border contains polychrome trefoils and floral scroll work on a blue ground.
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Document identity
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79968
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Left Side of an Illuminated Double-page Incipit
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object
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1
Source metadata
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79968
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title
Left Side of an Illuminated Double-page Incipit
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.577 is the left side of this illuminated double-page incipit and is the incipit for chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah). The page is divided into three compartments: an upper and lower panel flanking a central area. In the upper and lower panels the chapter title and number of verses are inscribed in headings in Riqa' script in white ink. In the central area the Qur'anic verses are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. The border contains polychrome trefoils and floral scroll work on a blue ground.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1282 AH/AD 1865-1866 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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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
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cm
width
13
height
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 x W: 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored paper
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16702
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MSS
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MIS
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3171
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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