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Source Description
This incipit from Walters manuscript W.617 has a titlepiece inscribed Kitab-i Gulistan in white ink on a gold ground.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
81169
label
Illuminated Incipit of Kitab-i Gulistan
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
81169
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit of Kitab-i Gulistan
description
This incipit from Walters manuscript W.617 has a titlepiece inscribed Kitab-i Gulistan in white ink on a gold ground.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
934 AH/AD 1527 (Safavid)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 13/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (25 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
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15724
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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
type
photo
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