Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 11:61-71

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; right-hand half verso: Sura Hud (Hud)11:63, 64, verso begins with "qala"; left-hand half recto: sura 11:65-67, recto begins with "tamatta'uwa"; right-hand half recto: part of verse 61 and verse 62, recto begins with "a'buduw"; left-hand half verso: 68-70 and part of 71, verso begins with "thamud"; Arabic in black muhaqqaq script with gold rosette verse markers, and a pear-shaped marginal medallion; vocalized in black, reading signs in red; one column; 7 lines of text.

• Origin

  Egypt

• Credit Line

  Bequest of Adrienne Minassian

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1300s

• Place

  Egypt

• Topic

  Sura 11, Art, Mamluk period (1250 - 1517), Arts of the Islamic World, Qur'an

• Culture

  Muslims

• Language

  Muhaqqaq script

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)