Author
Islamic
Publication Date
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century-5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)
Publication Place
Arab lands (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 6 7/8 x W: 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.554
Library Location
Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Across Asia - Arts of Asia and the Islamic World
Date
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century-5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.554 is a horizontal-format manuscript on parchment. The manuscript is a collection of illuminated fragments of the Qur'an, dating to the late 3rd century AH/AD 9th and possibly to the 5th century AH/AD 11th. The earlier text is written in an Early Abbasid (Kufic) script, and the later text is in a hand influenced by the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style. Both are in dark brown ink and vocalized with red dots. The codex opens with an illuminated frontispiece (fol. 1a) of geometric design and closes with a similarly decorated finispiece (fol. 77b). Illuminated forms include chapter headings in gold ink with polychrome palmettes extending into the margin, tashdids highlighted in gold ink, and verse markers for individual verses and groups of 5 and 10 verses. The blind-tooled black goatskin binding, which is attributable to Egypt, is an important example of early Islamic bookbinding.
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
