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Left Side of an Illuminated Double-page Incipit
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.577 is the left side of this illuminated double-page incipit and is the incipit for chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah). The page is divided into three compartments: an upper and lower panel flanking a central area. In the upper and lower panels the chapter title and number of verses are inscribed in headings in Riqa' script in white ink. In the central area the Qur'anic verses are written in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red. The border contains polychrome trefoils and floral scroll work on a blue ground.
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.
Exhibitions
| 2012 | Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/8 x W: 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9 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.577.2A
