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This page from Walters manuscript W.589 has an illuminated titlepiece in the upper panel and an authorship statement in the central medallion.

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Document identity
localId
79989
label
Illuminated Titlepiece and Medallion
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
79989
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Titlepiece and Medallion
description
This page from Walters manuscript W.589 has an illuminated titlepiece in the upper panel and an authorship statement in the central medallion.
provenance
Grand Vizier 'Ali Pasha (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf seal with shelf mark 1830 or 8830 on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
989 AH/AD 1581 (Ottoman)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
15714
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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f67c8253296e40c6