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Source Description
This illuminated titlepiece from Walters manuscript W.625 introduces the 6th book (daftar) of the Collection of poems (Masnavi-i ma'navi).
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Document identity
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80047
label
Incipit with Illuminated Titlepiece Introducing the Sixth Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi)
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Source metadata
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80047
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object
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normalized
title
Incipit with Illuminated Titlepiece Introducing the Sixth Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi)
description
This illuminated titlepiece from Walters manuscript W.625 introduces the 6th book (daftar) of the Collection of poems (Masnavi-i ma'navi).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
865 AH/AD 1461
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 in. (24.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
med
ink and pigments on buff-colored laid paper
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15728
15727
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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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