Manuscripts in Riqa Script 36 items

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

Folios from a painted manuscript. Illustrated and signed.

Culture: Islamic, Iranian

Materials/Techniques: ink, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Note: General note: Single page paintings/drawings later incorporated into an album.

Note: Production: Iran

This text page from Walters manuscript W.567 has two illuminated chapter headings written in Riqa' script in red ink on a gold ground for chapter 111 (Surat al-lahab) and chapter 112 (Surat al-ilkhas).

This text page from Walters manuscript W.567 has an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 4 (Surat al-nisa') in Riqa' script in red ink on a gold ground. The text is in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red, and illuminated discs with colored dots separate the verses.

This text page from Walters manuscript W.567 has an illuminated chapter heading for chapter 5 (Surat al-ma'idah), written in Riqa' script in red ink on a gold ground. The text is in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red, and illuminated discs with colored dots separate the verses.

This folio from Walters manuscript W.642 is the left side of an illuminated double-page incipit. The top panel is inscribed with the author's name in white Tawqi'/Riqa' script on a gold background. The text area has interlinear gilt decoration with polychrome floral motifs. The illuminated borders are of a blue ground with gilt medallions and floral forms.

Dynasty: Safavid Dynasty

This folio from Walters manuscript W.642 is the right side of an illuminated double-page incipit from with the top panel inscribed with the title of the poem in white Tawqi'/Riqa' script on a gold background. The text area has interlinear gilt decoration with polychrome floral motifs. The illuminated borders are of a blue ground with gilt medallions and floral forms.

Dynasty: Safavid Dynasty

This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.651 dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The binding is composed of Qajar lacquer and is without a flap. The binding has floral motifs in the center panel, and an Arabic inscription in Riqa' script in the top and bottom panels quoting Imam "Ali ibn Abi Talib and highlighting the exercise of elegant writing as a means of income.

Dynasty: Qajar Dynasty

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