Illuminated Incipit

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illuminated incipit page from Walters manuscript W.66a has an unusually designed headpiece comprised of a star and crescent with flags, two trumpets, and a drum.

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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Creators

Ahmed 'Ata Tayyarzade (died 1294 AH/AD 1877) (Author)
Saker Muhammed (active 1271 AH/AD 1854-1855) (Scribe)

Period

1271 AH/AD 1854-1855 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on buff European wove paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.661.3B

Measurements

H: 8 7/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21.5 x 15.5 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

A Healthy Horse	Title
1271 AH/AD 1854-1855 (Ottoman)	Period
W.661.77A	Accession
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