Author
Islamic
Publication Date
3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)
Publication Place
Arab lands (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 5 5/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (13.5 x 21 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.552
Library Location
Not on view
Date
3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.552, a horizontal-format manuscript on parchment, is an illuminated fragment of the Qur'an covering chapter 6 (Surat al-an'am), the end of verse 54, through chapter 9 (Surat al-tawbah), verse 79. The fragment probably dates to the 3rd century AH/AD 9th. The text is written in an Early Abbasid (Kufic) script in dark brown ink and vocalized with red dots. Chapter headings are in gold ink, and verse markers in the shape of a stylized letter ha' and rosettes with colored dots indicate groups of five and ten verses. The green goatskin binding with gold-painted central floral design and cornerpieces is 13th century AH/AD 19th or later.
Sergi Ayrıntıları
Poetry and Prayer: Islamic Manuscripts from the Walters Art Museum. 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., Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
Sergi Yılı
2010, 2007, 1997, 1984-1985
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
