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African - Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece for Chapter 19 - Walters W5681B - Full Page

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This page from Walters manuscript W.568 has an illuminated headpiece inscribed with the chapter heading for chapter 19 (Surat Maryam) in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style in gold ink. The text is written in a large Maghribi script, with vocalization in red, green, and yellow ink.

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1000 - 1200

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