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Source Description
This incipit page with illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.601 introduces the text of the Shahnamah.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83491
label
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83491
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
description
This incipit page with illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.601 introduces the text of the Shahnamah.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/4 x W: 6 1/2 in. (26 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
7768
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5fbbae6a3fbe7bb2