Folio from a selection of the Qur’an, sura 29:46
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur’an; recto: blank; verso: Sura al-Ankabut ( the Spider) 29:46; one column, 3 lines of text with two lines in illuminated title- bands, Arabic in black muhaqqaq script with white headings in thuluth script; vocalized in black with red letters for recitation; one of a group of 3 folios.
Border: The text is set in an illuminated border of gold and lapis.
- Provenance
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To 1932
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]From 1932
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]Notes:
[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
- Previous Owner(s)
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Hagop Kevorkian 1872 - 1962
- Description
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Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: blank; verso: Sura al-Ankabut ( the Spider) 29:46; one column, 3 lines of text with two lines in illuminated title- bands, Arabic in black muhaqqaq script with white headings in thuluth script; vocalized in black with red letters for recitation; one of a group of 3 folios.
Border: The text is set in an illuminated border of gold and lapis.
- Published References
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- Dr. Esin Atil. Exhibition of 2500 Years of Persian Art. Exh. cat. Washington, 1971. p. 5.
- Muhammad Husayn. Origins of the Book: Egypt's Contribution to the Development of the Book from Papyrus to Codex. Greenwich, CT. p. 110.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Rights Statement
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Copyright with museum
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