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Source Description
This is the left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.622 introducing the 1st poem of the Khamsah, Matla' al-anvar. The inscription consists of verses in honor of Mir (Amir) Khusraw.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83669
label
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83669
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
description
This is the left side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.622 introducing the 1st poem of the Khamsah, Matla' al-anvar. The inscription consists of verses in honor of Mir (Amir) Khusraw.
provenance
Muhammad 'Ali Shirazi ibn […] Muhammad Qasim Shirazi, 1250 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
935 AH/AD 1529 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27.0 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
7404
15726
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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
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photo
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