Author
Indian
Publication Date
15th century (Timurid)
Publication Place
India (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 15 3/4 x W: 12 3/16 in. (40 x 31 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.563
Library Location
Not on view
Date
15th century (Timurid)
Notes
Fluid letters undulate across the page punctuated by illuminated medallions. They focus the reader’s eyes on the sacred words in this elaborately decorated copy of the Qur’an—the Muslim sacred text communicated by God (Allah) and dictated by the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. Inscriptions in the margins document readers’ interpretations of the text.
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., Masterpieces of Ornament. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Bindings from the Islamic World. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore., Symbols of Faith. National Geographic Society, Washington., Splendor in Books. Grolier Club, New York; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2009, 2007, 1997, 1988, 1988, 1984-1985, 1984, 1981-1982, 1977-1978
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
