Nov 23, 2009

Qur'an Manuscript Folio

Qur'an Manuscript Folio

1200s-1300s

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Ink, gold, and color on parchment

Sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.)

Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.440

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Description

This page from the “Chapter of Light” (24:59–61) in the Qur'an is written in the monumental script of Islamic Spain and North Africa, known as Maghribi Kufic. Words flow rhythmically with curving flourishes toward the left margin where letters end in almost perfect semicircles, an elegant hallmark that contrasts with the upright shafts. Distinctive markings—vowels in red and diacritics in blue—identify the vocalization of the text, which would have been read or recited aloud to an assembly.

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Collection: 
Islamic Art
Department: 
Islamic Art
Type of artwork: 
Manuscript

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