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Page from a Jaina Manuscript

1400s–1500s

India

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Medium
ink on paper
Measurements
Overall: 12.3 x 27.2 cm (4 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.504.1
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Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented, aged tan page features eighteen rows of dense Devanagari script. Small, closely packed characters in black ink are punctuated by red highlights on specific words and decorative markers. Double red vertical lines frame the text block on the left and right edges. The rectangular paper has frayed edges and scattered dark spots, with red markers interspersed throughout the uniform horizontal lines of handwriting.

Page from a Jaina Manuscript

1400s–1500s

India

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