Qurʾan (MS. W.22).

Title	Qurʾan (MS. W.22).
Publication Date:	17th century
Publication Place	Perhaps Iran, 17th century -
Subject	Quran Manuscripts
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	261 leaves (1 column, 16 lines), bound : paper, ill. ; 40 mm, octagonal format.
Library:	The Morgan Library & Museum
Library Asset ID	MS W.22
Record ID	182163
Library Location	Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Date	17th century
Notes	Ms. Koran; written and illuminated perhaps in Iran, 17th century. Decoration: 1 illuminated title page surrounding small text block of 8 lines in height; all text pages are bordered octagonally in bands of gold and black rulings. Sūra headings written in gold, gold dots between verses.
Cilt	Octagonal dark brown leather covers with appliques of molded paper in floral and geometric patterns, painted gold. In octagonal silver box (probably Iran, 19th century), with relief designs, clasp and catch, two belt hangers; lined in green velvet, the lining possibly added by JPW. The box is stored separately in the same housing container (MS W.22a).
Edinim bilgisi	Bequest of Julia Parker Wightman, 1994.
Provenans	Purchased by Julia Parker Wightman in 1951 (JPW 1344); Julia Parker Wightman Bequest in 1994.
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Qurʾan (MS. W.22).

Publication Date 17th century

Publication Place Perhaps Iran, 17th century -

Subject Quran Manuscripts

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 261 leaves (1 column, 16 lines), bound : paper, ill. ; 40 mm, octagonal format.

Library The Morgan Library & Museum

Library Asset ID MS W.22

Record ID 182163

Library Location Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Date 17th century

Notes Ms. Koran; written and illuminated perhaps in Iran, 17th century. Decoration: 1 illuminated title page surrounding small text block of 8 lines in height; all text pages are bordered octagonally in bands of gold and black rulings. Sūra headings written in gold, gold dots between verses.

Cilt Octagonal dark brown leather covers with appliques of molded paper in floral and geometric patterns, painted gold. In octagonal silver box (probably Iran, 19th century), with relief designs, clasp and catch, two belt hangers; lined in green velvet, the lining possibly added by JPW. The box is stored separately in the same housing container (MS W.22a).

Edinim bilgisi Bequest of Julia Parker Wightman, 1994.

Provenans Purchased by Julia Parker Wightman in 1951 (JPW 1344); Julia Parker Wightman Bequest in 1994.

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