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Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepieces
980 AH/AD 1572 (Safavid)
ink and pigments on paper with margins of multi-colored, gold-sprinkled tinted or marbled paper
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.619 bears 2 titles. In the main titlepiece is inscribed Kitab-i Gulistan-i Shaykh-i Sa'di, while Kitab-i Bustan-i Shaykh-i Sa'di appears in the triangular sidepiece.
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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 7/16 in. (32.0 x 21.5 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.619.4B
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Parent Object
Two Works of Sa`di: The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan)
980 AH/AD 1572 (Safavid)