Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
- Title:
- Right Side of a Double-page Illuminated Incipit
- Creator:
- Iranian
- Date:
- 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 (?)
- Description:
-
This folio from Walters manuscript W.567 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit. The verses of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah), are written in a vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red and interlinear gold decoration. The chapter headings and indication of number of verses are written in Riqa" script in red ink on a gold ground in the upper rectangular panel. A wide illuminated border with blue half medallions and polychrome arabesques surrounds the text. The upper and lower panels and text area are separated by red frames with white dots and a narrow white border with black motifs.
- Holding institution:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data provider:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Extent:
- Dimensions: H: 5 5/16 x W: 3 1/8 in. (13.5 x 8 cm)
- Medium:
- ink and pigments on cream laid paper
- Subject:
- Culture: Islamic
Koran; Qur`an; Arabic; Islamic; Book; Calligraphy; Codex; Headpiece; Illumination; Manuscript; Iran; Scripture - Provenance:
-
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- W.567.1B
W 567 1B - Is part of:
- Manuscripts
- Type:
- Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves) - Type (Broader):
- Text
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts