c. 1280
This folio (which is not bound into the manuscript) contains a decorative page on one side and text on the other. The text is sura 4:148. It is elaborately decorated with a thick gold border and gold medallions in the margin. Sura 4:148 is the beginning of the 6th juz' of the Qur'an. The decoration on this folio differs slightly from that of the other pages of the manuscript. Thus, this folio is either from another Qur'an or the same Qur'an, with each section being decorated differently.
20.32 x 13.18 cm (8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink, color, and gold on black paper
18th centuryNepaleseInk, colors, and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
13th centuryEgyptianInk, colors, and gold on paper
19th centuryPersianIllumination with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with leather binding
15th centuryOttoman?Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
10th centuryArabInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School
19th centuryIndianDouble-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript: ink, color, and gold on blue paper
18th centuryNepaleseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
19th centuryOttomanThe twenty-ninth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
16th centuryJapaneseInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
18th-19th centuryOttoman