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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.634 is the left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece in the Safavid style, which has been torn. It precedes the preface (dibachah) of the Divan.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
81408
label
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
81408
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.634 is the left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece in the Safavid style, which has been torn. It precedes the preface (dibachah) of the Divan.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th 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
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
15730
collection_ids
ISL
MSS
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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bc01beee1bcfb46e