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| Keywords: Iranian - Qur'an - Walters W567 - Closed Top View A.jpg Walters manuscript W 567 is a small illuminated single-volume copy of the Qur'an likely produced in Iran A date is inscribed on the final page which is interpreted as 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 fol 186b The manuscript opens with an illuminated double-page incipit with the verses of chapter 1 Surat al-fatihah and the initial verses of chapter 2 Surat al-baqarah decorated with interlinear illumination fols 1b-2a The text is in vocalized Naskh script in black ink with reading marks in red and text divisions such as 30 verses juz' or 60 verses hizb in the margins Illuminated discs with colored dots separate the verses Chapter headings are in Riqa' script in red ink on a gold ground The 19th-century lacquer binding with a floral composition on a gold field on the upper and lower boards seems to be contemporary with the manuscript The insides of both boards are painted with a lobed yellow central medallion and pendants on an orange field 1230 AH/AD 1814-1815 ink and pigments on cream laid paper covered with lacquer Folio cm 13 5 8 accession number W 567 30819 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 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 | ||||
