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Text, Folio 52 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra, by Unknown, unspecified, 1488

Text, Folio 52 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unknown

1488

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Text, Folio 52 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra is a 1488 unspecified by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Unknown
When & what style?
1488 · Mughal Painting
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This page is covered in black ink writing, arranged in neat rows. The text is dense, with some words underlined in red. Three round red stamps appear at the top and bottom edges, like seals. The paper looks old and slightly yellowed, with faint lines where it might have been folded. The red underlines and stamps suggest this was an important or official text. The writing style looks like an early form of a script used in South Asia. If you like this kind of writing, look up Renaissance.

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