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| Keywords: Iranian - Illuminated Text Page with Verses from Chapter 2 - Walters W55711A - Full Page.jpg The text of this page from Walters manuscript W 557 is written in New Abbasid Broken Cursive style with red dots for vowels and orthoepic signs such as tashdid and sukun in green The name of Allah is illuminated in gold as it is throughout the manuscript; every 10th verse is indicated by an illuminated marginal medallion 6th century AH/AD 12th century ink pigments laid paper with chain lines that appear to be grouped in twos cm 34 5 20 5 accession number W 557 11A 82680 Sultan 'Uthman Khan ibn Mustafá Khan reigned 1168 AH/AD 1754-1171 AH/AD 1757 date and mode of acquisition unknown Erased seal of Sultan 'Uthman Khan ibn Mustafá Khan and a waqf inscription by Ibrahim Hanif and his seal fol 1a Henry Walters Baltimore 1897 mode of acquisition unknown Inscription in pencil H enry W alters May 1897 direct from Constantinople front flyleaf ia Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1897 place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
