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Illuminated Explicit Page with Colophon
11th century AH/AD 17th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century
ink and pigments on cream, glazed paper for main panel with multi-colored paper for inlaid margins
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
This is the final illuminated page in the codex, Walters W.582. The last panel contains the colophon, written in Riqa' script, giving the name of the scribe as Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Two erased large seals on folio 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Turkey
(Place of Origin)
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (25.5 x 16.5 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.582.23A
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Parent Object
Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
11th century AH/AD 17th century-12th century AH/AD 18th century