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Source Description
This illuminated page from Walters manuscript W.580 begins with al-sifr al-thalith min Kitab al-Shifa, written in a large Maghribi script in gold ink, indicating that it is the 3rd volume of Kitab al-Shifa by 'Iyad al-Yashubi. The inscription above the main framed area states that it is the 3rd volume of the book of al-Shifa in the hadith.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
81818
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
81818
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit Page with Titlepiece
description
This illuminated page from Walters manuscript W.580 begins with al-sifr al-thalith min Kitab al-Shifa, written in a large Maghribi script in gold ink, indicating that it is the 3rd volume of Kitab al-Shifa by 'Iyad al-Yashubi. The inscription above the main framed area states that it is the 3rd volume of the book of al-Shifa in the hadith.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 7 7/8 in. (27.0 x 20.0 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on European laid paper
creator_ids
15710
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ISL
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MIS
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none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
300728d158fccfb4