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Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

ManuscriptsPersian18th century

Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding

1719

Description

The manuscript opens with double illuminated pages with central medallions with prayers followed by double illuminated text pages with suras 1and 2. The text is copied in naskh script, 21 lines to a page, with illuminated chapter headings. The colophon page gives the name of the scribe, Muhammad Salih Muhammad Muhsin al-Isfahani who finished copying in H 1132 (1719). It appears that the folios, which were originally copied on cream-colored paper, have been re-margined with pink paper at a later date when some illuminated folios were also added to the text block. The lacquer binding, which may date from this later refurbishment, has a central medallion with pendants filled with floral sprays set against a gold floral arabesque. A thin band frames the field. The inner covers are decorated with a diamond-shaped central flower group and pendants. A thin band surrounds the field.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, copper particles, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard (covers) Ink, gold, and colors on paper (text)

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

13.6 × 8.6 × 2.4 cm (5 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 15/16 in.) Text area: 10.2 × 5.3 cm (4 × 2 1/16 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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