Author
Shiraz
Publication Date
Mid 16th century
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
442 mm x 310 mm x 86 mm (height x width x depth)
Library
Chester Beatty
Record ID
Is 1558
Library Location
Islamic Collection
Date
Mid 16th century
Notes
Qur'an, bound codex, 445 folios, ink, gold and pigments on paper, Arabic calligraphy and illumination, signed by Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Tab`i al-Shirazi (f.445r), Shiraz, Iran, c. 1535-1565. Produced in the city of Shiraz, this splendid Qur’an is an extraordinary example of the arts of the book in sixteenth-century Iran. The sacred text was written out by renowned master-calligrapher Ruzbihan. He used three different scripts to copy out the main text and further calligraphic styles for the chapter headings. Throughout the manuscript, the Qur'anic text is accompanied by a rich programme of sophisticated and colourful illumination, dominated by burnished gold and deep lapis blue.
Materyal
Paper (material), Gold pigment, Pigment (material), Ink (material)
Nesne Adı
Codex, Qur'an
Yazı Tipi
Thuluth script, Naskh script
