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Source Description
The first marginal form on this folio from Walters manuscript W.555 indicates verse 60 of chapter 25 (Surat al-furqan), and the second, in the form of a six-pointed star, indicates prostration (sajdah). The star is painted in black, red, and blue.
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Document identity
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79946
label
Text Page with Marginal Illumination
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
79946
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Text Page with Marginal Illumination
description
The first marginal form on this folio from Walters manuscript W.555 indicates verse 60 of chapter 25 (Surat al-furqan), and the second, in the form of a six-pointed star, indicates prostration (sajdah). The star is painted in black, red, and blue.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century AH/AD 11th century-6th century AH/AD 12th century (Abbasid)
citationUrl
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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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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
10.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/2 x W: 4 1/8 in. (16.5 x 10.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on brown laid paper
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6768
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1d523bc25422b654