Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Unknown

ca. 1300 · Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on parchment · Islamic Art

As the second volume of a seven-part Qur'an manuscript, this codex contains no colophon, but it opens with an elaborately illuminated double page bearing intricate geometric strapwork closely comparable to designs of Andalusian and North African tiles. Marginalia indicate that this Qur'an once belonged to the library of a ribat (hostel) in the holy city of Medina accommodating Moroccan residents.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1300

Medium

Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on parchment

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2004