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Source Description
The small, illuminated single-volume copy of the Qur'an was produced in Iran in the nineteenth century. The Qur'anic text begins with an illuminated double-page frontispiece with the verses of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah) and chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah) decorated with interlinear illumination and framed by a polychrome border. The text is written in naskh script in black throughout, with interlinear illuminated discs separating the verses. Chapter headings are in red riqa? script on a gold background. The nineteenth-century lacquer binding with floral composition on a red field is contemporary with the manuscript.
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Document identity
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92259
label
Qur'an Manuscript
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manuscript
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2
Source metadata
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92259
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manuscript
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normalized
title
Qur'an Manuscript
description
The small, illuminated single-volume copy of the Qur'an was produced in Iran in the nineteenth century. The Qur'anic text begins with an illuminated double-page frontispiece with the verses of chapter 1 (Surat al-fatihah) and chapter 2 (Surat al-baqarah) decorated with interlinear illumination and framed by a polychrome border. The text is written in naskh script in black throughout, with interlinear illuminated discs separating the verses. Chapter headings are in red riqa? script on a gold background. The nineteenth-century lacquer binding with floral composition on a red field is contemporary with the manuscript.
provenance
Collection of Dr. George Krotkoff; by bequest Walters Art Museum, 2014.
date
19th century (Qajar)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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manuscripts
qur'ans
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2
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2
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no
Source extras
dimensions
dynasty
Qajar
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ink and gold on paper bound between leather and lacquer
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6747
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MIS
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none
dimensionsRaw
H: 4.1 x W: 2.5 x D: .87 in; (H: 10.5 x W: 6.5 x D: 2.2 cm)
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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655c3880b66173e7
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no
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2
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photo
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no