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Section of a Qur'an

13th century
Not on view
This manuscript is from the second volume of a luxurious Qur’an in which all 274 folios are elaborately illuminated. The text is written in a variation of thuluth script, with gold ink outlined in black and complemented by gold, red, and blue diacritical marks. Illuminated disks indicate verse endings and other denominations. In one of the folios a six-pointed star marks when the worshipper should perform a prostration. It reads sajda, or "prostration".

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Section of a Qur'an
  • Date: 13th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Egypt or Syria
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
    W. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
    D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.146.1
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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