Leaf from Ottoman Diploma in Calligraphy

Description Provenance Credit

Description This page from Walters manuscript W.674 bears the following inscription: Bi-sm Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim /1/ Qala Rasul Allah sallá Allah 'alayhi wa-sallama /1/ man kataba /2/ bi-sm Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim wa-jawwadahu fa-lahu al-jannatu sadaqa Habib al-Ilah [sic] /3/.

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

Muhammad Hilmi Afandi (Scribe)

Period

1219 AH/AD 1804-1805 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on paper mounted on thin pasteboard
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.674.1B

Measurements

H: 6 5/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (16 x 22 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Ottoman Diploma in Calligraphy	Title
n.d.	Period
W.674.binding	Accession