Facing Pages from a Manuscript of the Qur'an

Title	Facing Pages from a Manuscript of the Qur'an
Publication Date:	Hegira c. third quarter 10th century / AD c. third quarter 16th century
Publication Place	Iran, Shiraz -
Subject	Safavid — Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Each page: 48.9 x 30.8cm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	M.2010.54.1; AC1999.158.1
Record ID	EPM_us_Mus21_46
Library Location	Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Date	Hegira c. third quarter 10th century / AD c. third quarter 16th century
Notes	In the second half of the sixteenth century especially,Shirazwas an important hub for the creation of large-format luxury manuscripts of theQur’an, some of which were intended for export to the Ottoman Empire. This pair of facing pages from the closing section of a dispersed manuscript includes thedu‘a al-khatm, or prayer said at the conclusion of a reading of theQur’an; it is preceded by the closing verses of theQur’an, and followed by afalnama, (a Persian versified form of divination). The beautiful decoration framing the goldcalligraphyof the khatm prayer epitomizes theShirazstyle of illumination in its colorful exuberance. The recto of the right-hand page is comprised ofSuras113-114 indicating that the full text must have similarly composed of large lines of bluemuhaqqaqand goldthuluthalternating with blocks of smallernaskhin black on gold-sprinkled paper, framed by panels of scrolling floral illumination, thesuraheadings in white on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, marginal roundels marking various points in the text. Numerous similarly decorated manuscripts of theQur’anare preserved in Istanbul collections, demonstrating a distinct Turkish affinity for theShirazstyle.
Sample Text	M.2010.54.1Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, Portland, ME, until 1986. In 1991, became possession of LACMA, until 2010 (gifted to); LACMA, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.AC1999.158.1Collection of Roland Yazhari, Portland, Oregon, until 1999 (sold to); LACMA, Shinji Shumeikai Discretionary Fund. — The pages relate to the standard program of illumination and calligraphy associated with Shiraz qur’ans from the mid –second half of the 16th century, the most famous of which is the so-called Ruzbihan Qur’an (Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Is 1558), after its calligrapher Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Tab‘i al-Shirazi. — The pages relate to the standard program of illumination and calligraphy associated with Shiraz Qur’ans of the Safavid period.
Bu sayfanın künyesi	Prepared by:LACMA STAFF
Seçili bibliyografya	Komaroff, Linda,Gifts of the Sultan: The Art of Giving at the Islamic Courts, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011: 145, 263, fig. 129, cat. no. 152.Komaroff, Linda,Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016: 216-217, cat. no. 111.

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Facing Pages from a Manuscript of the Qur'an

Publication Date Hegira c. third quarter 10th century / AD c. third quarter 16th century

Publication Place Iran, Shiraz -

Subject Safavid — Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Each page: 48.9 x 30.8cm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID M.2010.54.1; AC1999.158.1

Record ID EPM_us_Mus21_46

Library Location Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Date Hegira c. third quarter 10th century / AD c. third quarter 16th century

Notes In the second half of the sixteenth century especially,Shirazwas an important hub for the creation of large-format luxury manuscripts of theQur’an, some of which were intended for export to the Ottoman Empire. This pair of facing pages from the closing section of a dispersed manuscript includes thedu‘a al-khatm, or prayer said at the conclusion of a reading of theQur’an; it is preceded by the closing verses of theQur’an, and followed by afalnama, (a Persian versified form of divination). The beautiful decoration framing the goldcalligraphyof the khatm prayer epitomizes theShirazstyle of illumination in its colorful exuberance. The recto of the right-hand page is comprised ofSuras113-114 indicating that the full text must have similarly composed of large lines of bluemuhaqqaqand goldthuluthalternating with blocks of smallernaskhin black on gold-sprinkled paper, framed by panels of scrolling floral illumination, thesuraheadings in white on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, marginal roundels marking various points in the text. Numerous similarly decorated manuscripts of theQur’anare preserved in Istanbul collections, demonstrating a distinct Turkish affinity for theShirazstyle.

Sample Text M.2010.54.1Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, Portland, ME, until 1986. In 1991, became possession of LACMA, until 2010 (gifted to); LACMA, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.AC1999.158.1Collection of Roland Yazhari, Portland, Oregon, until 1999 (sold to); LACMA, Shinji Shumeikai Discretionary Fund. — The pages relate to the standard program of illumination and calligraphy associated with Shiraz qur’ans from the mid –second half of the 16th century, the most famous of which is the so-called Ruzbihan Qur’an (Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Is 1558), after its calligrapher Ruzbihan Muhammad al-Tab‘i al-Shirazi. — The pages relate to the standard program of illumination and calligraphy associated with Shiraz Qur’ans of the Safavid period.

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:LACMA STAFF

Seçili bibliyografya Komaroff, Linda,Gifts of the Sultan: The Art of Giving at the Islamic Courts, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011: 145, 263, fig. 129, cat. no. 152.Komaroff, Linda,Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016: 216-217, cat. no. 111.