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Manuscript of the Tawali' al-anwar min matali' al-anzar of al-Baydawi (Rays of Dawnlight Outstreaming from Far Horizons of Logical Reasoning [theological treatise])September 3, 1488/26 Ramadan 893 A.H., with later Turkish binding

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Leather book cover in rust-brown with gold tooled decoration including a central pointed oval medallion, two diamond cartouches, and fan-shaped corner pieces with scrollwork
Illuminated manuscript page with two decorative header bands in gold, cobalt blue, and polychrome floral and geometric arabesque patterns, followed by lines of Arabic calligraphy in naskh script; diagonal annotations in smaller script fill the right margin.
Title
Manuscript of the Tawali' al-anwar min matali' al-anzar of al-Baydawi (Rays of Dawnlight Outstreaming from Far Horizons of Logical Reasoning [theological treatise])
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
September 3, 1488/26 Ramadan 893 A.H., with later Turkish binding
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 4 in. (15.88 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Edwin Binney, 3rd, Turkish Collection
Accession Number
AC1995.124.4
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic