Publication Date
Mid-tenth century AH / mid-sixteenth century
Publication Place
Iran, Shiraz -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
42.7 × 29 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL Is 1558
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;13;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
Mid-tenth century AH / mid-sixteenth century
Notes
This is one of the most amazing copies of the Qur’an ever produced. The text was copied by Rozbihan Muhammad al-Tabi al-Shirazi. Its beginning page contains suns engraved with an inscription from verse 17:88 of the Qur’an, followed by the frontispiece of a wonderful double page containing Al-Fatihah, which is the first surah in the Qur’an. The beginning of the next surah, Surat Al-Baqarah, is indicated with a detailed gilded title. The final sura of the text is surrounded by a gilded double-page opening from which rays resembling the rays of the sun emerge from its long borders. The text pages consist of blocks of lines in black calligraphy placed between longer lines of the large thuluth or muhaqqiq script in black or gold ink.
Sample Text
“Rouzbihan Qur’an” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;13;ar
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MWNF Working Number: IR 13
