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This page from Walters manuscript W.625, which opens the book, has an illuminated medallion outlined in blue with radiating blue lines. The medallion is surrounded by illuminated floral decoration.

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Document identity
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80030
label
Frontispiece with Illuminated Medallion
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Source metadata
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80030
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title
Frontispiece with Illuminated Medallion
description
This page from Walters manuscript W.625, which opens the book, has an illuminated medallion outlined in blue with radiating blue lines. The medallion is surrounded by illuminated floral decoration.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
865 AH/AD 1461
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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
24.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 in. (24.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic; Persian
med
ink and pigments on buff-colored laid paper
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15728
15727
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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357b50bf98936598