Author
Iranian (?)
Publication Date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)
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: 14 15/16 x W: 11 in. (38 x 28 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.562
Library Location
Not on view
Date
9th century AH/AD 15th century (Timurid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.562 is an illuminated fragment of the Qur'an that contains chapter 78 (Surat al-naba') through chapter 114 (Surat al-nas). It dates to the 9th century AH/AD 15th and was probably produced in Iran. The text is written in a large vocalized Muhaqqaq script in black ink. The chapter headings are inscribed in both the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style and Thuluth script. Verse markers are illuminated in gold, and polychrome medallions mark 10th verses. The black goatskin binding, which is attributable to the 11th century AH/AD 17th, has a blind-tooled central lobed oval with floral motifs and pastedowns of marbled paper.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore., 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.
Sergi Yılı
2009, 2007, 1997
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
