Folio from a Qur'an, sura 114:1-6, left-hand half of a double-page finispiece

Object Details

• Description

  Detached bifolio from a Qur'an; left-hand half of a double-page finispiece; facing folio (S1986.86.1); recto: Sura al-nas (the mankind), sura 114:1-6, recto begins with "sura", one column, 6 lines of text; verso: completion prayers, verso begins with "khatm", one column, 7 lines of text; Arabic in white thuluth and gold muhaqqaq script outlined in black; vocalized in white; one of a group of two folios.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

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

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

• Origin

  Shiraz, Fars, 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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• Place

  Shiraz, Fars

• Topic

  S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Art, Henri Vever collection, Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Qur'an, Sura 114, Epic literature

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts