Folio from a Qur'an, sura 54:13-23

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Qamar (the Moon) 54: part of 13-18, recto begins with "dhati"; verso: sura 54:18-22 and part of 23, verso begins with "'adhabi"; Arabic in black "eastern kufic (New Style)" script; illuminated verse markers; marginal medallions containing the word "ashrun" (twenty), and the word "Khams" (five); vocalized in red, tashdid and sukun in blue; one column; 4 lines of text; one of a group of 2 folios.

• Provenance

  To 1937

  Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944), New York. [1]

  From 1937

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

  Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)

  Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

  Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  900s

• Name

  Minassian, Kirkor

• Topic

  Sura 54, Art, Writing, Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Qur'an

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Arabic language

• Object Type

  Manuscripts