Qur'an Manuscript
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Qur'ans were copied in large number also for indivduals who would keep a copy at all times, while working, traveling or performing other activities. This miniature manuscript, the calligraphy of which is so small that its reading is arduous, was probably meant to be kept in a leather pouch and worn as a talisman rather than used for recitation. Although of difficult attribution, the multi-colored petaled border that frames its opening pages suggests a fourteenth century Iranian provenance.
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