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Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court

Title	Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court
Author	Iranian
Publication Date:	early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
Publication Place	Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject	Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 15 3/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (39 x 24 cm); Image H: 10 5/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26.2 x 15.5 cm)
Library:	The Walters Art Museum
Record ID	W.688
Library Location	Not on view
Date	early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
Notes	This manuscript leaf, W.688, contains an illustration of a group of youths before a king and his courtiers that was executed in Iran during the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. Stylistically it relates to manuscript production in Shiraz in the 10th century AH/AD 16th and early 11th century AH/AD 17th. The painting is framed by illuminated borders in tones of gold. The back of the leaf has additional illumination and no text.
Sergi Ayrıntıları	Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Manuscript Illumination. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı	1988
Bağış/Edinim	Acquired by Henry Walters

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Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court

Author Iranian

Publication Date early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Publication Place Iran (Place of Origin) -

Subject Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 15 3/8 x W: 9 7/16 in. (39 x 24 cm); Image H: 10 5/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (26.2 x 15.5 cm)

Library The Walters Art Museum

Record ID W.688

Library Location Not on view

Date early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)

Notes This manuscript leaf, W.688, contains an illustration of a group of youths before a king and his courtiers that was executed in Iran during the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. Stylistically it relates to manuscript production in Shiraz in the 10th century AH/AD 16th and early 11th century AH/AD 17th. The painting is framed by illuminated borders in tones of gold. The back of the leaf has additional illumination and no text.

Sergi Ayrıntıları Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Manuscript Illumination. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Sergi Yılı 1988

Bağış/Edinim Acquired by Henry Walters