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Folio from a manuscript of the Qur'an

Folio from a manuscript of the Qur'an

ManuscriptsArab9th-10th century

Folio from a manuscript of the Qur'an

9th-10th centuries

Description

This is a folio detached from an `Abbasid-era Qur’an. It is written in Kufic script, with seven lines to the page, in dark brown ink on parchment. Vocalization marks are written in red and yellow. Verse stops are marked with gold dots or pendant-shaped marks in gold. The text consists of Sura 37:113-mid 115 (recto); and Sura 37: mid-115-118 (verso). The verso is the flesh side of the parchment. The verses concern Isaac; and Moses and Aaron who were given the book to guide their people.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment

Culture

Arab

Period

Abbasid period

Century

9th-10th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

23.8 x 33 cm (9 3/8 x 13 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Rudoph Riefstahl Sr. (before 1936), by descent; to Rudolph Riefstahl Jr., Ann Arbor, 30 January 1975, sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd , California (1975-1986), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. 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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