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Leaf from Ottoman Diploma in Calligraphy
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This page from Walters manuscript W.674 bears the following inscription: Bi-sm Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim /1/ Qala Rasul Allah sallá Allah 'alayhi wa-sallama /1/ man kataba /2/ bi-sm Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim wa-jawwadahu fa-lahu al-jannatu sadaqa Habib al-Ilah [sic] /3/.
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.
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (16 x 22 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.674.1B
