Author
Iranian
Publication Date
8th century AH/AD 14th
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (8 x 6 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.558
Library Location
Not on view
Date
8th century AH/AD 14th
Notes
Walters manuscript W.558, this illuminated miniature copy of the Qur'an, was probably made in the 8th century AH/AD 14th century. The codex opens with a double-page frontispiece and is followed by a double-page opening decoration with 4 panels inscribed in the New Abbasid style (broken cursive) (fols. 2b-3a). It is copied in fine Naskh script with surah and juz' headings in gold Riqa' outlined in black.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Speaking the Word of God: Illuminated Korans from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., The Divine Word and Sacred Sites of Islam. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2007, 1997, 1984-1985
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
