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Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (7:38-45; 7:45-54)second half of 8th-early 9th century

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Early Arabic manuscript leaf on aged honey-tan parchment, densely written in dark brown angular script across approximately seventeen lines, with ragged edges and brown staining

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (7:38-45; 7:45-54), second half of 8th-early 9th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (7:38-45; 7:45-54)
Place Made
Arabia, Hijaz
Date Made
second half of 8th-early 9th century
Medium
Ink on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (20.96 x 26.04 cm); Text block: 7 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (18.26 x 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.385
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic