Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece

Description Provenance Credit

Description This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.610 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed with the title of the 3rd poem of the Khamsah: Kitab-i Laylá va Majnun.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)

Period

mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.610.119B

Measurements

H: 12 13/16 x W: 7 7/8 in. (32.5 x 20 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View