The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso)
1300s
(1250–1517)
Sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.); Text area: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.480.b
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
The text is from chapter 39 of the Qur'an, "Surah al-Zumar." Verses 42–50 are on recto, while 51–60 are on the verso.Description
The text includes verses from chapter 39 of the Qur’an, Surah al-Zumar. The Arabic text is written in Rayhani script, one of the six official scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy, and ornamented with red, blue, and gold rosettes. There is a red, blue, and gold roundel in the border on the verso (front).- ?–1933Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1933–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Oriental Art. Berea College, Berea, KY (organizer) (November 1-December 1, 1962).Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).
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