Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (74:14-31; 74:31-48)

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Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (74:14-31; 74:31-48)

Iran, 9th-10th century
Manuscripts; folios
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
Textblock: 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (18.42 × 26.67 cm) Folio, overall: 9 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (24.13 × 33.66 cm) Frame: 20 × 15 × 1 1/2 in. (50.8 × 38.1 × 3.81 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.503)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Few early Qur’an manuscripts remain intact, while now-detached pages survive in substantial numbers....
Few early Qur’an manuscripts remain intact, while now-detached pages survive in substantial numbers. Single pages are at times tentatively reunited based on the number of lines per page and by close similarities in the script and illumination. This page's fifteen lines and distinctive verse markers (in gold) enable it to be linked to other folios in museum collections.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.