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This illuminated page with floral decoration from Walters manuscript W.625 ends the first book (daftar) of the Collection of poems (Masnavi-i ma'navi).

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Document identity
localId
80035
label
Finispiece of the First Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
80035
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Finispiece of the First Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi)
description
This illuminated page with floral decoration from Walters manuscript W.625 ends the first book (daftar) of the Collection of poems (Masnavi-i ma'navi).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
865 AH/AD 1461
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 in. (24.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
med
ink and pigments on buff-colored laid paper
creator_ids
15728
15727
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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3807f33e522c84c7