Publication Date
c 1400-1450 CE
Publication Place
India -
Subject
Qurʼan, ( lcsh ), قرآن, القرآن الكريم, Asia -- India, ایشیا -- بخارت, Asia -- India, Asia -- India, India -- India, India -- India, Asia -- India, India -- India, India -- ಭಾರತ
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
H20.2 x W15.4 cm in
Library
SOAS University of London
Record ID
LOAA005776
Library Location
Archives and Special Collections
Date
c 1400-1450 CE
Notes
The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.76, no.57., Folios 261v-262r of MS 1493 - The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council., Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of Instruction : Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007, p.76, no.57., Folios 261v-262r of MS 1493 - The earliest extant Qur’ān written in the Bihārī script, a variation of naskh, is dated 801 AH (1399 CE), and was produced in Gwalior in Central India. The script evolved through the course of the fifteenth century, developing its distinctive elongated horizontal strokes. The SOAS Qur’ān contains three double-page openings illuminated with bold abstract floral designs. In the centre of the side margins are semi-circular protuberances, or ansae, flanked by medallions. The borders of the illuminated panels are edged with lotus leaves. The layout of these pages recalls the Gwalior Qur’ān, albeit in a less refined and more robust manner. This Qur’ān was produced in one of the Sultanate States in Northern India, possibly Delhi or Jaunpur (Text by Emily Shovelton, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
Koordinatlar
22, x, 79
Malzemeler
Opaque watercolour, gold and ink on paper, ( medium )
Hak Yönetimi
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Mekânsal Kapsam
Asia --, India
