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A section of a Qur'an

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At A Glance

Period

late 14th century
Geography

Egypt
Material

Ink, color and gold on paper
Dimension

H x W (overall): 37.6 x 26.3 cm (14 13/16 x 10 3/8 in)
Accession Number

S1986.28
EDAN ID

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.28

Object Details

Patron

Amir Aytmish al-Bajasi
Description

Manuscript; A section of Qur'an, Sura al-Tawba (Repentance), sura 9: beginning of verse 93 to Sura Yunus (Jonah), sura 10: end of verse 109; Arabic in black muhaqqaq script, headings in white thuluth script; 46 folios with 2 illuminated headings (fols. 1 recto, 15 recto); rosette verse markers; standard page: 1column, 5 lines of text.

Binding: The manuscript is bound in leather over paper pasteboards with blind and gold tooling, medallion, and cornerpieces on the exterior covers, and doublures of block pressed leather. The doublures have an all over pattern of intertwining leaves and stems. The ground of the envelope flap is covered with rope work, and the tip of the envelop flap contains a roundel outlined in gold.
Provenance

To 1910

Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, France. [1]

From 1910 to 1942

Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Georges Demotte, Paris, France on November, 1910. [2]

From 1942 to 1986

Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3]

From 1986

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4]

Notes:

[1] See Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 231.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.

[4] See note 3.
Collection

Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History

The Power of the Pen: Islamic Calligraphy in the 14th Century (September 24, 1995 to May 27, 1996)

The Divine Word of Islam (July 4, 1993 to January 2, 1994)

A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner

Henri Vever (1854-1942)

Georges Demotte (1877-1923)

Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
Origin

Egypt
Credit Line

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Type

Manuscript
Restrictions and Rights

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