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Source Description
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.569 introduces chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29798
label
Illuminated Incipit Page with Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29798
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit Page with Headpiece
description
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.569 introduces chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 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 pigments on thick cream-colored, gold-flecked paper
creator_ids
6747
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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6a3eec8948b18ee5