Folio with Kufic Script

Title	Folio with Kufic Script
Publication Date:	3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)
Publication Place	- The Walters Art Museum
Subject	Culture: Islamic \| more \| less
Type	kitap
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	Dimensions: H: 5 5/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (13.5 x 21 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	W.552.2B
Record ID	walters-80999
Library Location	The Walters Art Museum
Date	3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)
Notes	This folio from Walters manuscript W.552 contains text in Kufic script. Kufic is an angular script with a rhythmic and strongly horizontal composition of letters and words. It is named after the city of Kufa in central Iraq, despite the fact that no link between that city and the script has ever been determined. In the early centuries of Islam, this script, or "font", was used for writing the sacred text, the Qur'an. The red marks serve as an aid to the individual reading or writing the text.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	MSS, ISL, MIS \| Manuscripts
Malzeme	ink and pigments on parchment

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Folio with Kufic Script

Publication Date 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)

Publication Place - The Walters Art Museum

Subject Culture: Islamic | more | less

Type kitap

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions Dimensions: H: 5 5/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (13.5 x 21 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID W.552.2B

Record ID walters-80999

Library Location The Walters Art Museum

Date 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)

Notes This folio from Walters manuscript W.552 contains text in Kufic script. Kufic is an angular script with a rhythmic and strongly horizontal composition of letters and words. It is named after the city of Kufa in central Iraq, despite the fact that no link between that city and the script has ever been determined. In the early centuries of Islam, this script, or "font", was used for writing the sacred text, the Qur'an. The red marks serve as an aid to the individual reading or writing the text.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu MSS, ISL, MIS | Manuscripts

Malzeme ink and pigments on parchment