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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.575 is the right side of an illuminated double-page incipit. It is inscribed with the name of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah) and the phrase: la yamassuhu illá al-mutahharun (only the ritually pure should touch it).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
81401
label
Right Side of Illuminated Double-page Incipit
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
81401
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Right Side of Illuminated Double-page Incipit
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.575 is the right side of an illuminated double-page incipit. It is inscribed with the name of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah) and the phrase: la yamassuhu illá al-mutahharun (only the ritually pure should touch it).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar)
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
9.5
height
6.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/4 x W: 2 9/16 in. (9.5 x 6.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
6747
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
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photo
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4f9b67072bc4ebaf