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Illuminated Title Page from a Mafatih al-Ghayb Manuscript

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Description

In Egypt, calligraphy and illumination (decoration) reached their peak under the Mamluks. This decorative frontispiece from a religious and philosophical text is broken into two parts. The rectangular top panel contains an oval cartouche with the chapter heading written in a fine thuluth script. The lower section includes the name of the author in black naskh script within a 6-lobed rosette (shamsa). The format of this page is typical of Mamluk manuscript frontispieces from the 14th and 15th centuries.

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  • ARTIC-id 215009 tier-2
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