Qur'an

974 AH/AD 1567

6.5 cm 10.5 cm

Citation

Walters W.566 is a small illuminated codex of the Qur'an copied in Iran by 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Yahyá ibn Qawam al-Din ibn 'Ali in 974 AH/AD 1567. Written in Naskh script, it opens with a double-page decoration and has surah-headings in gold Riqa'.

Artifact

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12700
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.566