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Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

1602

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim

(1569–1627)
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Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.172.b
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Not on view
Print
An aged paper page displays slanted rows of rhythmic black calligraphy. A delicate triple-line border in blue, red, and gold frames the central text, punctuated by a rectangular title box at the top. Faint brown waterstains and wear mark the weathered edges, while circular binding holes run down the left side. In the lower-left corner, a small cluster of fluid script sits outside the frame, echoing the main text's elegant curves.

Text page from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

1602

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)

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