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Double page from a manuscript of the Qur’an
(صفحة مزدوجة من مخطوطة مصحف)

Title	Double page from a manuscript of the Qur’an
Title Original	صفحة مزدوجة من مخطوطة مصحف
Publication Date:	Late seventh century AH / late thirteenth century AD
Publication Place	Spain - Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject	Ink, colors, and gold on parchment paper
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	27.46 ×44.76 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	M.2002.1.25
Record ID	object;EPM;us;Mus21;21;ar
Library Location	Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date	Late seventh century AH / late thirteenth century AD
Notes	Although parchment had begun to become popular everywhere in the Islamic world, these two pages, copied in gold ink on parchment, reflect the conservative nature of Spain in the 7th/13th century, as does their distinctive script. The script is known as Maghribi in reference to the region of North Africa, which includes almost modern Morocco. This Siyal script is a direct type of the Kufic calligraphy, and while it maintains some distinction and size from the previous straight calligraphy, the Maghribi script includes beautiful, deeply curved lines. It developed at the beginning of the sixth/twelfth century in both Spain and North Africa, and its use was limited to these regions.
Sample Text	“A double page from a Qur’an manuscript” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;21;ar
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:LACMA STAFF
Seçili bibliyografya	Komaroff, Linda,Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2005: 24, fig. 19.

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Double page from a manuscript of the Qur’an

(صفحة مزدوجة من مخطوطة مصحف)

Publication Date Late seventh century AH / late thirteenth century AD

Publication Place Spain - Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Subject Ink, colors, and gold on parchment paper

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 27.46 ×44.76 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID M.2002.1.25

Record ID object;EPM;us;Mus21;21;ar

Library Location Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Date Late seventh century AH / late thirteenth century AD

Notes Although parchment had begun to become popular everywhere in the Islamic world, these two pages, copied in gold ink on parchment, reflect the conservative nature of Spain in the 7th/13th century, as does their distinctive script. The script is known as Maghribi in reference to the region of North Africa, which includes almost modern Morocco. This Siyal script is a direct type of the Kufic calligraphy, and while it maintains some distinction and size from the previous straight calligraphy, the Maghribi script includes beautiful, deeply curved lines. It developed at the beginning of the sixth/twelfth century in both Spain and North Africa, and its use was limited to these regions.

Sample Text “A double page from a Qur’an manuscript” in Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;21;ar

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:LACMA STAFF

Seçili bibliyografya Komaroff, Linda,Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2005: 24, fig. 19.