Publication Date
Approximately 700-710 AH / 1300-10 AD
Publication Place
Egypt, Cairo -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
35 × 25 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL Is 1457.1
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;7;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
Approximately 700-710 AH / 1300-10 AD
Notes
The text of this Qur’an was copied in thick calligraphy in Cairo, the capital of the Mamluk ruling family (1250-1517), by the calligrapher Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Al-Ansari Al-Khazraji. The wonderful gilding of the manuscript is attributed to Muhammad Ibn Mubader, one of the gilding specialists of the Baybars Qur’an, which is now in the British Library. The central façade of the front part consists of a star-polygonal design. This is typical of Mamluk gilding at that time and a pattern also used in decorating other areas, such as inlaid wooden doors. The patronage of the Mamluk sultans and their princes was mainly focused on the Qur’an and the architectural complexes to which the Qur’an, such a wonderful example, was given.
Sample Text
“Qur’an” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;7;ar
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