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Source Description
On this page from Walters manuscript W.563 are inscribed the letters of the alphabet with phrases that explain their esoteric (mystical) meanings.
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Document identity
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81368
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Letters of the Alphabet with Explanations
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81368
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title
Letters of the Alphabet with Explanations
description
On this page from Walters manuscript W.563 are inscribed the letters of the alphabet with phrases that explain their esoteric (mystical) meanings.
provenance
Sultan 'Uthman Khan [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased bequest (waqf) statement and stamp on fol. 3a]; Sultan Bayezid II [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal on fol. 8a]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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dimensions
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cm
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40
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31
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H: 15 3/4 x W: 12 3/16 in. (40 x 31 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
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Timurid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on thin laid paper
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2191
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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