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Text Page
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This text page from Walters manuscript W.623 marks the end of Ayinah-i Iskanadari and the beginning of Hasht bihisht. The latter is introduced by 2 panels with the inscription: Bab fath Hasht bihist.
The folio contains the 2nd of 2 colophons giving the dates of copying and the titles of the individual poems: Majnun va Laylá and Ayinah-i Iskanadari.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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.623.111B
