Qur'an of Ibrahim Sultan

Ibrahim Sultan

dated A.H. 830/1427 CE · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

Ibrahim Sultan (1394–1435), grandson of Timur and governor of Shiraz, was a patron of the book arts and an accomplished calligrapher in his own right. This Qur'an manuscript, executed in an elegant naskh script, was written by the ruler himself, signed and dated to June 1427. Ibrahim Sultan is said to have copied at least five manuscripts of the Qur'an and to have composed the calligraphic inscriptions for two schools he established in Shiraz.

Artist

Ibrahim Sultan

Date

dated A.H. 830/1427 CE

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913