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Source Description
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.662 has a headpiece inscribed with the doxological formula (basmalah) in white Tawqi' script on gold background.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80973
label
Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
80973
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece
description
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.662 has a headpiece inscribed with the doxological formula (basmalah) in white Tawqi' script on gold background.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
13
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (20.5 x 13 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
17753
17752
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d7b52a1a8af70a66