Publication Date
391 AH/1000-01 AD
Publication Place
Iraq, Baghdad -
Chester Beatty Library
Subject
Colored pigments and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
17.7 × 13.7 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
CBL Is 1431
Record ID
object;EPM;ir;Mus21;5;ar
Library Location
Chester Beatty Library
Date
391 AH/1000-01 AD
Notes
Both the layout and gilding of this Qur’an are the work of Abu al-Hasan Ali (d. 1022 AD), who was better known as Ibn al-Bawab because he was the son of al-Hilal, who was a doorman. Ibn al-Bawab is known as the greatest Islamic calligrapher. This Qur’an is considered to be the original manuscript written by him that still exists. In this manuscript, each of the first two surahs begins with a decorated title. Also, the beginning of each surah is indicated only by a line in the golden thuluth script, which shows the title of the surah and the number of verses in it, and there is an element of a palm leaf in a special style that extends to the margin. The manuscript also includes five double pages of gilding.
Sample Text
“The Qur’an of Ibn al-Bawab” is part of Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ir;Mus21;5;ar
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