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Qur'an
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
Walters W.566 is a small illuminated codex of the Qur'an copied in Iran by 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Yahyá ibn Qawam al-Din ibn 'Ali in 974 AH/AD 1567. Written in Naskh script, it opens with a double-page decoration and has surah-headings in gold Riqa'.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 4 1/8 x W: 2 9/16 in. (10.5 x 6.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.566