Folio from a Qur'an, sura 5:34-36

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; separate from the facing folio S1986.64; recto: Sura al-Ma'ida (the Table spread) 5:34 and part of 35, recto begins with "illalladhina"; verso: sura 5:parts of 35 and 36, verso begins with "waja[a]hidu; Arabic in black "eastern kufic (New Style)" script with stylized scrolling floral design; illuminated roundel verse markers and inscribed marginal medallions; vocalized in red, sukun in blue, letters for recitation and reading in dark brown, tashdid in dark brown; one column; 4 lines of text; one of a group of two folios.

  Border: The text area is filled with palmette scrolls and set within an illuminated frame that terminates at the top and bottom in a semi-medallion.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (October 22, 2016 to February 20, 2017)

  Crushed Lapis and Burnished Gold: The Art of Illumination (June 9 to December 8, 1991)

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

  Persian and Indian Painting - Selections from a Recent Acquisition (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988)

• Origin

  Iran

• 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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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1100s, 1000s

• Topic

  Art, Henri Vever collection, Writing, Arts of the Islamic World, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300), Qur'an, Sura 5

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Arabic language

• Object Type

  Manuscripts