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| Keywords: Muhammad Salih ibn 'Umar - Illuminated Colophon - Walters W743257B - Full Page.jpg This illuminated colophon from Walters manuscript W 743 dated Ramadan 1269 AH/AD 1853 contains significant information In it the scribe Muhammad Salih ibn 'Umar states that he was born in Kumuljunah Gümülcine Komotini in northeastern Greece and resided in the Madrasat Mulazimlar in the vicinity of Hammam Sulaymaniyah in al-Qustantiniyah Istanbul He also indicates being a pupil of Amin al-Bahjat Behcet islamic 1853 1269 Ottoman ink and pigments on laid European paper cm 16 11 accession number W 743 257B 83119 Robert L Fox date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Robert L Fox 1990 Transliteration place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license 2D Qur'an 19th century Walters MS 743 | ||||
