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Incipit Page with Illuminated Titlepiece
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.623 has an illuminated titlepiece inscribed: Kitab Matla' al-anvar min Khamsat Amir Khusraw 'alayhi al-rahmah. There is interlinear decoration of gilt and polychrome floral motifs and an outer illuminated border.
Provenance
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Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 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.623.2B
