Incipit of Chapter 1 with Geometric Decoration
This folio from Walters manuscript W.853.1 is the incipit for chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah) with the chapter heading inscribed in reddish-brown ink. In the margin is a geometric design in reddish-brown, brown, and gold, which marks the start of a chapter (sura).
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Present in England, before 1974 [1]. Henry Brownrigg, London, 1980s [2]; purchased by Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, 1980s [3]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2000.[1] According to Sam Fogg[2] Dealer who sold at Portobello Road Market in London[3] Sam Fogg, ""Islamic Manuscripts"", 2000, no. 22, pp. 56-57
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