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Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

ManuscriptsPersian19th century

Manuscript of the Qur‘an, with lacquer binding

1831-1832

Description

This Qur'an manuscript opens with double illuminated pages with prayers copied in gold in medallions and pendants in the center. The first text pages containing sura 1 and 2 are also fully illuminated as well as the beginning of each juz. The remaining text pages are copied in 15 lines to a page in naskh script. The Persian translation is written in red ink under each line. The manuscript was copied by Ibn Muhammad Sharif Abu'l-Qasim al-Isfahani in Jumada I 1247 H (November 1831). On the outer covers, the lacquer binding repeats the design of the illumination. A lobed medallion with pendants is set against a field covered with arabesque; the central field is framed by prayers in cartouches arranged as the border. On the inner surface, a lobed medallion with pendants holding mixed flowers is set against a red ground embellished with gold arabesque.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)

Culture

Persian

Period

Qajar period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

18.1 × 11.4 × 3.9 cm (7 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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