Illuminated Explicit Page with Colophon
Unknown artist (work associated with Busiri)
This is the final illuminated page in the codex, Walters W.582. The last panel contains the colophon, written in Riqa' script, giving the name of the scribe as Habib Allah ibn Dust Muhammad al-Khwarizmi.
Colors in this work
Details
- Date
- 17th–18th century
- Holding institution
- Walters Art Museum
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Walters Art Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Written Word Both · 99%
The work is cataloged as a manuscript or decorative artwork, and the image is visibly organized around several framed registers of handwritten text.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The page is extensively embellished with repeated blossoms, scrolling stems, colored borders, ornamental cartouches, and lobed medallion-like forms.
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Patterns Visual · 97%
Repeated floral motifs, scrolling vegetal lines, cartouches, and border elements establish a pervasive decorative pattern across the page.
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Symmetrical Visual · 92%
The central rectangular text field, side cartouches, upper and lower ornaments, and strong vertical axis produce a substantially balanced and near-symmetrical composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Manuscript Metadata · 99%
The canonical description identifies this as the final illuminated page of codex Walters W.582 and specifically describes its colophon.
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Arabic/Farsi Calligraphy Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the colophon as written in Riqa' script, while the image visibly shows Arabic-script calligraphy in multiple sizes and registers.
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Gold Leaf and Gilding Both · 78%
Metallic-looking gold details are visible throughout the ornament, and the catalog describes the page as illuminated; the exact gold material and application process are not specified.
Time Periods
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Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the object to the 17th–18th century, supporting a broad pre-20th-century classification without assigning it to a single century.
Source & rights
Busiri. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,194 × 1,800 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed