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Illuminated Incipit of Kitab-i Gulistan
934 AH/AD 1527 (Safavid)
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This incipit from Walters manuscript W.617 has a titlepiece inscribed Kitab-i Gulistan in white ink on a gold ground.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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, Shiraz (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 13/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (25 x 15.5 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.617.32B
