Bifolium from the 'Nurse's Qur'an' (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Title	Bifolium from the 'Nurse's Qur'an' (Mushaf al-Hadina)
Publication Date:	Hegira c. 410 / AD 1019–20
Publication Place	Probably Qayrawan, Tunisia -
Subject	Zirid — Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on parchment
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	H: 44.5cm, W: 60cm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	2007.191
Record ID	EPM_us_Mus23_49
Library Location	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	Hegira c. 410 / AD 1019–20
Notes	TheMushafal-hadinawas commissioned for donation to the GreatMosqueof Qayrawan by the nursemaid of the Zirid ruler Abu-Manad Badisibnal-Mansur (r. A.D. 996–1016). Written in a form ofkuficscript that was unique to North Africa, it is remarkable not only for itscalligraphybut also for two inscriptions providing documentary evidence it was commissioned by a female servant of a royal medieval household. Female patrons associated with the Zirid court, whether princesses or in royal service, were not uncommon. They commissioned Qur’ans to demonstrate their wealth and piety. The manuscript was copied on animal-derived parchment, which remained in use in this region long after a shift to paper took place in Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Iran.
Sample Text	Purchase, James and Diane Burke Gift, in honor of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, 2007Vendor: Sam Fogg, LondonFormer owner: Fatima al-Hadina, Tunisia (until about 1019–20)Former owner: Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia (from about 1019–20)Former owner [dealer]: [Charif Fine Arts, Dubai, sold to Fogg]Former owner [dealer]: [Sam Fogg, London, by 2006–7; sold to MMA]
Bu sayfanın künyesi	MWNF Working Number: US3 49
Seçili bibliyografya	Campbell, Thomas P. (ed),The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012: 126, ill. (colour).Fraser, Marcus and Kwiatkowski, Will,Ink and Gold: Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy London, London: Sam Fogg 2006: 58–61, no. 15, ill.Ekhtiar, Maryam,How to Read Islamic Calligraphy, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018: 40–41, 146, no. 4, ill. 41, 146.Ekhtiar, Maryam, Canby, Sheila R., Haidar, Navina and Soucek, Priscilla P. (ed),Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011: 60–61, no. 31, ill. 60 (colour).Roxburgh, David J.,Writing the Word of God. Calligraphy and the Qur'an, Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2007.

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Bifolium from the 'Nurse's Qur'an' (Mushaf al-Hadina)

Publication Date Hegira c. 410 / AD 1019–20

Publication Place Probably Qayrawan, Tunisia -

Subject Zirid — Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on parchment

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions H: 44.5cm, W: 60cm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 2007.191

Record ID EPM_us_Mus23_49

Library Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date Hegira c. 410 / AD 1019–20

Notes TheMushafal-hadinawas commissioned for donation to the GreatMosqueof Qayrawan by the nursemaid of the Zirid ruler Abu-Manad Badisibnal-Mansur (r. A.D. 996–1016). Written in a form ofkuficscript that was unique to North Africa, it is remarkable not only for itscalligraphybut also for two inscriptions providing documentary evidence it was commissioned by a female servant of a royal medieval household. Female patrons associated with the Zirid court, whether princesses or in royal service, were not uncommon. They commissioned Qur’ans to demonstrate their wealth and piety. The manuscript was copied on animal-derived parchment, which remained in use in this region long after a shift to paper took place in Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Iran.

Sample Text Purchase, James and Diane Burke Gift, in honor of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, 2007Vendor: Sam Fogg, LondonFormer owner: Fatima al-Hadina, Tunisia (until about 1019–20)Former owner: Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia (from about 1019–20)Former owner [dealer]: [Charif Fine Arts, Dubai, sold to Fogg]Former owner [dealer]: [Sam Fogg, London, by 2006–7; sold to MMA]

Bu sayfanın künyesi MWNF Working Number: US3 49

Seçili bibliyografya Campbell, Thomas P. (ed),The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012: 126, ill. (colour).Fraser, Marcus and Kwiatkowski, Will,Ink and Gold: Masterpieces of Islamic Calligraphy London, London: Sam Fogg 2006: 58–61, no. 15, ill.Ekhtiar, Maryam,How to Read Islamic Calligraphy, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018: 40–41, 146, no. 4, ill. 41, 146.Ekhtiar, Maryam, Canby, Sheila R., Haidar, Navina and Soucek, Priscilla P. (ed),Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011: 60–61, no. 31, ill. 60 (colour).Roxburgh, David J.,Writing the Word of God. Calligraphy and the Qur'an, Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2007.