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Lashes of the Holy Quran
(جلدة قرآن كريم)

Title	Lashes of the Holy Quran
Title Original	جلدة قرآن كريم
Publication Date:	AH 4th century / AD 10th century
Publication Place	- Museum of Islamic Arts; Sleeping
Subject	Black leather with a granular surface texture.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	مستطيلة؛ الطول: 17.6. سم؛ الارتفاع: 11.5 سم؛ السمك: 0.5 سم، خمسة أسطر
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	C.U. 1
Record ID	object;ISL;tn;Mus01;7;ar
Library Location	Museum of Islamic Arts; Sleeping
Date	AH 4th century / AD 10th century
Notes	The inner side of the volume's cover is of Italian size, and the center of the framed panel is occupied by a magnificent floral decoration consisting of nine lobes, surrounded by a wreath from which emanate pear-shaped and symmetrical decorative elements, placed on the longitudinal axis of the cover's face. Four curved leaves consisting of three lobes emerge from the same wreath, which furnish the four corners of the painting. The very simple frame includes two frames four millimeters wide. This floral decorative element is found starting from the middle of the AH 4th century / AD 10th century on several Kairouan funerary monuments. It is likely that, in this particular case, this decorative element provides the first indication of dating. The decorative element, the stylized vine leaf, bent or unfolded and with numerous lobes, constitutes one of the most distinctive elements of the Cyrenaean decorative repertoire in the Middle Ages, which confirms its belonging to the Cyrenaean school of bound book covers. On the other hand, during the fourth and fifth centuries AH / tenth and eleventh centuries AD, Africa was a major center for the production of books that were exported to Egypt, Syria, and Spain. The goat skin most likely contains a relief decoration due to the presence of threads attached to the decorations under the skin. The entire composition is placed on a small wooden board covered with leather, a technique that most likely constitutes a legacy left by the Copts to the Islamic world.
Sample Text	Mourad Rammah "The Holy Quran" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tn;Mus01;7;ar

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Lashes of the Holy Quran

(جلدة قرآن كريم)

Publication Date AH 4th century / AD 10th century

Publication Place - Museum of Islamic Arts; Sleeping

Subject Black leather with a granular surface texture.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions مستطيلة؛ الطول: 17.6. سم؛ الارتفاع: 11.5 سم؛ السمك: 0.5 سم، خمسة أسطر

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID C.U. 1

Record ID object;ISL;tn;Mus01;7;ar

Library Location Museum of Islamic Arts; Sleeping

Date AH 4th century / AD 10th century

Notes The inner side of the volume's cover is of Italian size, and the center of the framed panel is occupied by a magnificent floral decoration consisting of nine lobes, surrounded by a wreath from which emanate pear-shaped and symmetrical decorative elements, placed on the longitudinal axis of the cover's face. Four curved leaves consisting of three lobes emerge from the same wreath, which furnish the four corners of the painting. The very simple frame includes two frames four millimeters wide. This floral decorative element is found starting from the middle of the AH 4th century / AD 10th century on several Kairouan funerary monuments. It is likely that, in this particular case, this decorative element provides the first indication of dating. The decorative element, the stylized vine leaf, bent or unfolded and with numerous lobes, constitutes one of the most distinctive elements of the Cyrenaean decorative repertoire in the Middle Ages, which confirms its belonging to the Cyrenaean school of bound book covers. On the other hand, during the fourth and fifth centuries AH / tenth and eleventh centuries AD, Africa was a major center for the production of books that were exported to Egypt, Syria, and Spain. The goat skin most likely contains a relief decoration due to the presence of threads attached to the decorations under the skin. The entire composition is placed on a small wooden board covered with leather, a technique that most likely constitutes a legacy left by the Copts to the Islamic world.

Sample Text Mourad Rammah "The Holy Quran" in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;tn;Mus01;7;ar