Folio from a Qur'an, sura 45:34-37; sura 46:1-12

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: sura al-Jathiya (the Crouching) 45: part of 34-37, recto begins with "al-yawm" sura al-Ahqaf (the Sandhills) 46:1-4; verso: sura 46:5-11 and part of 12, verso begins with "wa min adallu"; Arabic in black naskh script with three lines of bold black muhaqqaq and gold thuluth; marginal notes in naskh and thuluth script; gold rosette verse markers; vocalized in black with red letters for recitation and reading; one column; thirteen lines of text.

  Border: The text is set in gold and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Place

  India

• Topic

  Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Arts of the Islamic World, Delhi Sultanate (1206 - 1526), Sura 46, Sura 45

• Culture

  Muslims

• Language

  Naskh script, Thuluth script, Muhaqqaq script

• Object Type

  Manuscripts