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Qur'an Manuscript Folio

1300s

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Egypt, Mamluk period

(1250–1517)

Ink, gold, and colors on paper

Sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.)

Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.480

Location

116 Islamic

Description

The text includes verses from the 39th chapter of the Qur’an, "Surah al-Zumar." The Arabic text is written in Rayhani script, one of the six official scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy, and ornamented with red, blue, and gold rosettes. There is a red, blue, and gold roundel in the border on the verso (front).

Inscriptions

Inscription

Surah al-Zumar [Chapter: The Crowds] 39: 42–50 on recto and 51–60 on verso

Provenance

?–1933

Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1933–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

Exhibition of the Month: Calligraphy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 7-December 29, 1950).

Decorative Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).

Oriental Art. Berea College, Berea, KY (organizer) (November 1-December 1, 1962).