Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 9:128-129; sura 113:1-5; sura 114:1-6
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
mid 14th century -
Geography
Egypt -
Material
Ink, color and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 40.9 x 64 cm (16 1/8 x 25 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1930.55.1-2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.55.1-2
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; right-hand half recto: Sura al-Falaq (the Daybreak) 113:1-5, Sura al-Nas (the Mankind) 114:1-6, completion prayers; Arabic in black and white muhaqqaq script, gold titles in thuluth script; inalienable endowment (waqf); standard page: one column, 11 lines of text; right-hand half verso: finispiece; Sura al-Tawba (the Repentance) 9:128; Arabic in white kufic script; left-hand half recto: finispiece; Sura al-Tawba (the Repentance) 9:129; Arabic in white kufic script; left-hand half verso: completion prayers; Arabic in black and gold muhaqqaq script; standard page: one column, 12 lines of text; one of a group of five folios.Border: The text is set in gold and black rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1930Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1930 [1]From 1930Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1930 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)Islamic Manuscript Illumination (January 23, 1984 to December 10, 1984)Art of the Mamluks (May 14, 1981 to May 25, 1982)Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)Art of the Arab World (May 8, 1975 to August 20, 1977)Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)Islamic Art, Gallery 6A (July 22, 1958 to June 5, 1964)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944) -
Origin
Egypt -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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