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Folio from a Qur'an

Folio from a Qur'an

ManuscriptsArab10th century

Folio from a Qur'an

10th century

Description

This is a detached folio from a small `Abbasid-era Qur’an. It is written in the so-called new style Kufic script where the letter forms are closer to modern forms and the letters are clustered for greater legibility. It is written with seven lines to the page, in black ink on parchment. Vowel signs are marked in red. Verses are separated with small gilded rosettes. Every fifth verse is marked with a pear shaped rosette and the chapter heading is written in gold outlined with black ink. The recto side of the folio consists of the last two words of chapter, sura 74 (Muddasir, One wrapped up): 48 and continues with verses 49-56 on the same page. The verso side of the folio begins with the last three words of the 56th verse of chapter 74, then continues with chapter 75 (sura al-Qiyama, The Resurrection): 1-4. The recto is the flesh side of the parchment and thus the ink is less well preserved, although the red vocalization marks are much better preserved.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment

Culture

Arab

Period

Abbasid period

Century

10th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

12.1 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Wyman, Egypt, (18 October 1963), sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (1961-1986), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011 NOTE: Stored at the San Diego Museum of Art from some time before 1986 until 1991, then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1991-2012.

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