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Text, Folio 8 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra, by Unknown, unspecified, 1488

Text, Folio 8 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unknown

1488

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Text, Folio 8 (recto), 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 neat, handwritten text in red and black ink. The letters are packed close together, filling every inch of the paper. There’s a small red circle with a dot inside near the center, standing out against the sea of words. The text looks like an old script, carefully arranged in columns. It’s framed by a thin red border at the top and bottom, like a page torn from a book. This style of writing is part of a Renaissance manuscript tradition.

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