Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2:161-164 (recto), Sura 2:164-165 (verso)
13th-14th century
Description
Along with 2013.80.2, this is one of two detached folios from the same Qur’an, copied in the Maghribi script on parchment. Based on stylistic evidence of the script and medium, the two Qur’an folios can be dated to the 13th and 14th centuries and were probably made in North Africa, where Qur’ans were still produced in parchment rather than paper at this time. Each folio is copied in brown ink with eight lines to the page. Green, red, blue, and yellow are used for diacritical marks. The small gold rosettes denote the end of each verse. The larger roundels correspond to every tenth verse. On the recto side, verse 2:160 is marked with the larger roundel, and the number 60 is spelled out in golden letters against a dark blue ground . On the same folio, the recto side is the flesh side of the parchment as it is lighter in color. On 2013.80.2, the verso side is the flesh side.
Dimensions
20 x 16 cm (8 x 6 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (1979-1986), 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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