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Folio from a Qur'an

ca. 700–725

Not on view

This leaf is from the largest known Qur’an written in Kufic script. Its size suggests that it may have been meant for display in a mosque. The exuberantly large chapter markers are densely patterned, often with architectural elements such as the one here that ends in the left margin as an arch decorated with tassels. Winged motifs in this manuscript may be attempts to create abstract visions of angelic beings.

Folio from a Qur'an, Brown and black ink and pigments on parchment — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Folio from a Qur'an, Brown and black ink and pigments on parchment

Folio from a Qur'an, Brown and black ink and pigments on parchment

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Folio 39r

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Folio 39v

Title: Folio from a Qur'an

Date: ca. 700–725

Geography: Made in Probably Syria

Medium: Brown and black ink and pigments on parchment

Dimensions: Overall: 21 1/8 x 24 7/16 in. (53.7 x 62 cm)

Classification: Manuscripts

Credit Line: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris (Arabe 324c), fol. 39

Accession Number: isl558

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