Illuminated Qur’an manuscript

Name: Illuminated Qur’an manuscript
Author: Calligrapher Sayyid Muhammad Nouri

Title	Illuminated Qur’an manuscript
Author	Calligrapher Sayyid Muhammad Nouri
Publication Date:	Hegira 1286 / AD 1869
Publication Place	Ottoman Turkey -
Subject	European paper, black ink, pigments, gilding, pasteboard, leather
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	145 mm x 200 mm
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	SM2006-1468
Record ID	AWE_ua_75
Library Location	Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation / Sharjah Museums Department
Date	Hegira 1286 / AD 1869
Notes	19th-century Qur’an manuscripts produced in Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire continued many Islamic art traditions, but could not entirely escape the increasing taste for Western aesthetics. The quality of this Qur’an manuscript suggests that it might have been executed for a member of the Imperial household. The radiant opening double-page shows two delicate cartouches with ‘Al Fatiha’ and the beginning of ‘Al Baqara’ set into a majestic framework of gilt floral arabesque cartouches. The main body of the text is executed in finest black naskh, 15 lines to the page, the sura headings written in white riqa' on a solid golden ground. Beyond the gold margins, delicated medallions mark important subdivisions in the text. The last double page shows the end of sura 113 and sura 114 on the right and the dedication page on the left. Both texts are embedded in rectangular panels accentuated with richly gilt and blue ornamentation. Beyond, the entire page is covered with delicate sprays and leaves painted in solid gold.
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Illuminated Qur’an manuscript

Author Calligrapher Sayyid Muhammad Nouri

Publication Date Hegira 1286 / AD 1869

Publication Place Ottoman Turkey -

Subject European paper, black ink, pigments, gilding, pasteboard, leather

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 145 mm x 200 mm

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID SM2006-1468

Record ID AWE_ua_75

Library Location Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation / Sharjah Museums Department

Date Hegira 1286 / AD 1869

Notes 19th-century Qur’an manuscripts produced in Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire continued many Islamic art traditions, but could not entirely escape the increasing taste for Western aesthetics. The quality of this Qur’an manuscript suggests that it might have been executed for a member of the Imperial household. The radiant opening double-page shows two delicate cartouches with ‘Al Fatiha’ and the beginning of ‘Al Baqara’ set into a majestic framework of gilt floral arabesque cartouches. The main body of the text is executed in finest black naskh, 15 lines to the page, the sura headings written in white riqa' on a solid golden ground. Beyond the gold margins, delicated medallions mark important subdivisions in the text. The last double page shows the end of sura 113 and sura 114 on the right and the dedication page on the left. Both texts are embedded in rectangular panels accentuated with richly gilt and blue ornamentation. Beyond, the entire page is covered with delicate sprays and leaves painted in solid gold.

Bu sayfanın künyesi Prepared by:Ulrike AL-KHAMIS