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Double illuminated opening pages from a Qur'an, sura 1

Double illuminated opening pages from a Qur'an, sura 1

ManuscriptsPersian16th-17th century

Double illuminated opening pages from a Qur'an, sura 1

late 16th-early 17th century

Description

These two illuminated folios are double-page opening folios of a Qur'an. Sura I (the opening chapter, Fatiha) is written in white color in the middle part of the illuminated pages. The illumination consists of a complex scheme of cartouches and intersecting lines using two tones of gold and a dominant lapis blue. Some loss and deterioration of colors is visible. The margins are not original.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Gold and watercolor on paper.

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

27 x 16.5 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (by 1986), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. NOTE: Stored at the San Diego Museum of Art from some time before 1986 until 1991, then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1991-2011.

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