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Left Side of a Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece

Description Provenance Credit

Description Walters manuscript W.556 opens with this double-page illuminated frontispiece (fols. 3b-4a) of geometrical design in gold, blue, and white. There is a palmette medallion in the margin.

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

African (Artist)

Period

6th century AH/AD 12th century

Medium

ink and pigments on parchment
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.556.4A

Measurements

H: 6 5/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (16 x 15 cm)

Geographies

Maghreb (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Qur'an	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (?)	Period
W.556.binding	Accession

Qur'an	Title
6th century AH/AD 12th century	Period
W.556	Accession
goatskin, calligraphy	Tags

Decorated Finispiece Containing a Colophon	Title
6th century AH/AD 12th century	Period
W.556.133B	Accession

Illuminated Tailpiece for Chapter 37 of the Qur'an	Title
6th century AH/AD 12th century	Period
W.556.133A	Accession

Illuminated Incipit Page with Headpiece	Title
6th century AH/AD 12th century	Period
W.556.4B	Accession

Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece	Title
6th century AH/AD 12th century	Period
W.556.3B	Accession