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| Keywords: Egyptian - Qur'an - Walters W561 - Closed Top View B.jpg Walters manuscript W 561 an illuminated copy of the Qur'an was made for the library of the Mamluk official Aytimish al-Bajasi died 802 AH/AD 1400 established at Cairo's Bab al-Wazir according to the bequest waqf statement on fol 3a The manuscript contains verses 142-252 of chapter 2 Surat al-baqarah and is volume 2 al-juz' al-thani of a 30-volume set The text is written in large vocalized Muhaqqaq script in black ink with the alifs of prolongation superscripted in red ink Rosettes with colored dots indicate each verse and 5th and 10nth verses as well as section divisions are marked by inscribed illuminated polychrome forms The light brown goatskin binding is decorated with blind- and gold-tooled geometric designs and is contemporary with the manuscript 4th quarter 8th century AH/AD 14th century Mamluk ink and pigments on Arab paper with chain lines grouped in threes covered with light brown goatskin with gold; light brown leather doublures with traces of blue pigment Folio cm 37 26 5 accession number W 561 25339 Mamluk Amir Aytimish Aytmish al-Bajasi died 802 AH/AD 1400 Cairo date of acquisition unknown by commission Library of the Madrasah later known as al-Madrasah al-Aytimishiyah Bab al-Wazir Cairo date of acquistion unknown by bequest bequest waqf statement in the name of the Mamluk Amir Aytimish on folio 3a Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 The Divine Word and Sacred Sites of Islam The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1997 Venice and The Islamic World 827-1797 Venise et l'Orient Institut du Monde Arabe Paris Cedex 05; The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2006-2007 place of origin Cairo Egypt Walters Art Museum license 2D Islamic manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
