Folio 23 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 7: 205-206, Sura 8: 1 (recto), Sura 8: 1-5 (verso)
ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Folio 23 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 7: 205-206, Sura 8: 1 (recto), Sura 8: 1-5 (verso)

16th century

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Culture
Persian
Period
Safavid period
Century
16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

35.08 x 23.5 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

Related Artworks

View More
Folio from a Persian manuscript
Manuscripts
Folio from a Persian manuscript
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani
Manuscripts
Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani
Unknown Artist, c. 1530

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Text (recto and verso), bifolio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Manuscripts
Text (recto and verso), bifolio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscripts
Shapur with the Daughter of Mihrak (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, second half of the 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian
The Execution of Afrasiyab (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscripts
The Execution of Afrasiyab (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, 1562

Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

16th centuryPersian
Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Fatiha (verso)
Manuscripts
Folio 2 from a Qur'an: Invocation (recto), Fatiha (verso)
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian
Concluding Chapter and Colophon (recto), folio 25 from a Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami
Manuscripts
Concluding Chapter and Colophon (recto), folio 25 from a Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami
Unknown Artist, 15th-16th century

Ink on paper

15th-16th centuryPersian
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 330), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di”.
Manuscripts
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 330), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di”.
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Didactic Verses (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan by Sa'di
Manuscripts
Didactic Verses (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan by Sa'di
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Ink and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan of Sa'di, right-hand side of a bifolio
Manuscripts
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Bustan of Sa'di, right-hand side of a bifolio
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Ownership Stamp (recto), folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Forty Hadiths by Jami
Manuscripts
Ownership Stamp (recto), folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Forty Hadiths by Jami
Sultan Ahmad Haravi, 1552

Ink on paper

16th centuryPersian
Gushtasp Slays a Dragon (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscripts
Gushtasp Slays a Dragon (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, late 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian
Folio 23 from Section (Juz') IX of a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 7: 205-206, Sura 8: 1 (recto), Sura 8: 1-5 (verso) | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI