Harvard Art Museums > 1951.142.1: Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso) Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso) , 1951.142.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216551. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.142.1 Title Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso) Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 16th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Gujarat Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216551 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 11.2 x 25.6 cm (4 7/16 x 10 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.142.1 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The recto and verso sides of this folio feature lines of prose written in the Prakrit language in Devanagari script and black ink. The blank square at the center of the page contains a large red spot, a decorative reminder of the hole found in earlier pal-leaf manuscripts. A cord was inserted through the hole and used to string together the folios of a single manuscript. Exhibition History Where Traditions Meet: Painting in India from the 15th-17th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/05/2003 - 12/07/2003 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu