Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

dated 531 AH/1137 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453
The Museum owns eight folios of this dispersed Qur'an. These include a colophon page with the signature of the scribe Muhammad al-Zanjani, from the town of Zanjan in northwestern Iran, and the date of completion, in A.H. 531/A.D. 1137. The text is written in the script known as "eastern kufic" with some elements in naskh (cursive) and is lavishly illuminated with designs of foliate scrolls and geometric interlace.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
  • Date: dated 531 AH/1137 CE
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran or Iraq
  • Medium: Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
    W. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.238.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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