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Source Description
This opening decorated page from Walters manuscript W.615 has an illuminated headpiece with the title of the work in Tawqi script executed in white ink on a gold background. The text begins with the doxological formula (basmalah) in black Muhaqqaq script outlined in gold, followed by two Persian verses in black Naskh script. Following is an Arabic line written in gold Thuluth script outlined in black. The Arabic text is again followed by two Persian verses inscribed in black Naskh.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79996
label
Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
79996
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece
description
This opening decorated page from Walters manuscript W.615 has an illuminated headpiece with the title of the work in Tawqi script executed in white ink on a gold background. The text begins with the doxological formula (basmalah) in black Muhaqqaq script outlined in gold, followed by two Persian verses in black Naskh script. Following is an Arabic line written in gold Thuluth script outlined in black. The Arabic text is again followed by two Persian verses inscribed in black Naskh.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th century AH/AD 15th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (21 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on cream, gold-flecked laid paper
creator_ids
16711
16703
collection_ids
MIS
MSS
ISL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d8b240e07b613df2