Publication Date
Late seventh century - beginning of the eighth century AH / late thirteenth century - beginning of the fourteenth century AD
Publication Place
Spain -
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on parchment
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع : 53.5 سم ، العرض : 55.9 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
42.63
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus23;23;ar
Library Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
Late seventh century - beginning of the eighth century AH / late thirteenth century - beginning of the fourteenth century AD
Notes
This page was previously part of a two-volume Qur’an during the period of the Nasserite state in the late thirteenth century or the beginning of the fourteenth century. Although paper arrived in the Middle East in the 10th century, it did not become widespread in Islamic Spain and North Africa until much later. Despite the conservative use of parchment, the page shows several features that distinguish it from earlier Qur'anic manuscripts. The surah titles are written in gold in Kukovo script, which is found in contrast to the Moroccan script used to write the text, and the gold medallions serve as verse markers.
Sample Text
“A page from a Qur’an manuscript” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;23;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi
MWNF Working Number: US3 23
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