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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.554 is an illuminated incipit page with a chapter heading for chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah). The final verse is followed by a design of zigzag motifs and stylized leaves in gold ink.
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Document identity
localId
77815
label
Illuminated Incipit and Chapter Heading
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
77815
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit and Chapter Heading
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.554 is an illuminated incipit page with a chapter heading for chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah). The final verse is followed by a design of zigzag motifs and stylized leaves in gold ink.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
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
17.5
height
27.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 7/8 x W: 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
ink and pigments on parchment
creator_ids
6768
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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