Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Object Name:
Folio from a non-illustrated manuscript
Date:
dated A.H. 531/ A.D. 1137
Geography:
Attributed to Iran or Iraq
Medium:
Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H. 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
W. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 1996

The Museum owns eight folios of this dispersed Qur'an. These include a colophon page with the signature of the scribe Muhammad al-Zanjani, from the town of Zanjan in northwestern Iran, and the date of completion, in A.H. 531/A.D. 1137. The text is written in the script known as "eastern kufic" with some elements in naskh (cursive) and is lavishly illuminated with designs of foliate scrolls and geometric interlace.

Provenance

[ Oliver Hoare, Ltd, London, until 1996; sold to MMA]