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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.569 contains the right side of a table of divination (bibliomancy or tafa'ul) executed in Arabic in Tawqi' script and in Persian in Nasta'liq script. The top inscription reads: fi al-tafa
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
81152
label
Leaf from Qur'an: Right Side of a Double-page Table of Divination (Bibliomancy or tafa'ul)
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
81152
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Qur'an: Right Side of a Double-page Table of Divination (Bibliomancy or tafa'ul)
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.569 contains the right side of a table of divination (bibliomancy or tafa'ul) executed in Arabic in Tawqi' script and in Persian in Nasta'liq script. The top inscription reads: fi al-tafa
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
17th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
38.5
height
25.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/16 x W: 10 1/16 in. (38.5 x 25.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and paint on thick cream-colored, gold-flecked paper
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6747
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
186
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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