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Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece
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Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece

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Description This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.621 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed Kitab-i bustan-i Shaykh-i Sa'di in gold Tawqi' script.
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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Period
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
Medium
ink and pigments on cream and pink-tinted laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
W.621.2B
Measurements
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 5/16 in. (27 x 16 cm)
Geographies
  • Iran (Place of Origin)
Location Within Museum
Not On View

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