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Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding
Manuscript of the Qur’an, with lacquer binding
The manuscript opens with two facing illuminated pages marked by cartouches in the center and filled with inscriptions in Arabic about the Qur'an. The surrounding areas are decorat...
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Copied in naskh script by Ismail Bosnavi, these two folios (2002.50.119 and 2002.50.135) contain a hilye (Arabic hilya), or calligraphically rendered description in Arabic of the P...
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript
Copied in naskh script by Ismail Bosnavi, these two facing folios (2002.50.119 and 2002.50.135) contain a hilye (Arabic hilya), or calligraphically rendered description in Arabic o...
Calligraphic Composition in the Shape of a Bird
Calligraphic Composition in the Shape of a Bird
In this tripartite calligraphic composition, the panels on the right and on the left consist of Qur'anic inscriptions, while in the center there is an image of a bird perched on a ...
Wall hanging in Revival Mamluk style
Wall hanging in Revival Mamluk style
On the carpet, in Arabic, is a quote from the Qur'an: \"The most excellent of you, by God, is the most God-fearing." (Qur'an 49:13, second half). The first half of this verse (not ...
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2:191-194 (recto), Sura 2:194-196 (verso)
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2:191-194 (recto), Sura 2:194-196 (verso)
Along with 2013.80.1, this is one of two detached folios from the same Qur’an, copied in Maghribi script on parchment. Based on stylistic evidence of the script and medium, the two...
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2:161-164 (recto), Sura 2:164-165 (verso)
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2:161-164 (recto), Sura 2:164-165 (verso)
Along with 2013.80.2, this is one of two detached folios from the same Qur’an, copied in the Maghribi script on parchment. Based on stylistic evidence of the script and medium, th...
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case
Qur'an: Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Qur'an case: Silver...