Illuminated Manuscript of a Gloss on a Commentary on the Koran, Illuminated opening page with a rectangular headpiece, Walters Ar

A gloss (ḥāshiyah) by Kemalpaşazade (d. 940 AH / 1533 CE) on the commentary on the Koran (Qur’an) composed by ʿAbd Allāh al-Bayḍawī (d. ca. 685 AH / 1286 CE) and entitled Anwār al-tanzīl. Transcribed in 966 AH / 1558 CE, this elegant copy was made from the author's holograph by ʿUthmān ibn Manṣūr. This is the decorated incipit page with a rectangular headpiece carrying the doxological formula (basmalah) written in white tawqīʿ script on gold background. See this manuscript page by page at the Walters Art Museum website: art.thewalters.org/viewwoa.aspx?id=2150