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Qur'an Manuscript
(Islamic Manuscripts)
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
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Collection of Dr. George Krotkoff; by bequest Walters Art Museum, 2014.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4.1 x W: 2.5 x D: .87 in; (H: 10.5 x W: 6.5 x D: 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. George Krotkoff, 2014
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.932