Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

9th–early 10th century

Not on view

Like many early Qur’an folios, this example is written in parchment in black ink using a broad-nibbed reed pen. The emphatically elongated letters seen here are characteristic of early kufic Qur’ans on parchment, and are thought to be a response to the shift to the horizontal format of the rectangular page. The angular script is moderated by the roundness of several letters that look like large black dots, their inner blank spaces reduced almost to a needlepoint. Red dots indicate the vowel marks, while rosette patterns mark the ends of verses.

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Title: Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
Date: 9th–early 10th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Iraq
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
W. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
Object Number: 40.164.3a, b
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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