Illuminated Double-page Incipit with Titlepiece
- Creator:
- Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
- Date:
- 965 AH/AD 1557-1558
- Description:
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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
- Item contributor:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data contributor:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Extent:
- Dimensions: H: 9 5/8 x W: 5 7/8 in. (24.5 x 15 cm)
- Medium:
- ink and pigments on cream-colored, gold-sprinkled laid paper
- Subject:
- Culture: Islamic; Persian
Islamic; Persian; Safavid; Book; Calligraphy; Codex; Colophon; Illumination; Manuscript; Contemporary Binding; Iran; Literature -- Poetry - Time period:
- Safavid
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- W.642.1B
W 642 1B - Is part of:
- Manuscripts