Text Page with Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 4
- Title:
- Text Page with Illuminated Chapter Heading for Chapter 4
- Creator:
- Iranian
- Date:
- 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 (?)
- Description:
-
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.
- 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.567.24B
W 567 24B - Is part of:
- Manuscripts
- Type:
- Manuscripts & Rare Books
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves) - Type (Broader):
- Text
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts