Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unknown

dated A.H. 588/ 1192–93 CE · Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper · Islamic Art

Often Qur'ans were divided into thirty sections, each called juz'. This manuscript represents portions of the twenty‑ninth juz' of such a set. A colophon survives on another section, providing the date. The text blocks on its pages consist of only five lines of muhaqqaq script, providing a sense of monumentality. Gold kufic script within illuminated frames and margin medallions distinguish the chapter headings, and gold illuminated disks mark the verses.

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated A.H. 588/ 1192–93 CE

Medium

Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, funds from various donors and Dodge Fund, 2004