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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (34:38-43; 34:43-50)second half 8th-early 9th century

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Aged parchment manuscript leaf densely inscribed with Arabic Kufic script in dark brown ink, with small red dot markers and a circular medallion ornament
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (34:38-43; 34:43-50)
Place Made
Arabia
Date Made
second half 8th-early 9th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 7 5/8 x 10 in. (19.37 x 25.4 cm); Text block: 5 5/8 x 8 in. (14.29 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.352
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.