Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Calligrapher Muhammad al-Zanjani Iranian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453

Eight folios of this dispersed Qur'an are held in the Museum collection. Among these folios is the colophon page, with the signature of the scribe Muhammad al‑Zanjani from the town of Zanjan, in northwestern Iran, and the date of completion, 531 AH/1137 CE. The text is written in the script known as eastern kufic with some elements in cursive (naskh), and is lavishly illuminated with designs of foliate scrolls and geometric interlace.

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Muhammad al-Zanjani (Iranian), Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper

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