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Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (31:14-19; 31:19-25)second half 8th-early 9th century

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Aged parchment manuscript leaf densely covered in large, angular Kufic Arabic script in dark brown ink, with small red diacritical dots and a circular gold medallion marker at center left

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (31:14-19; 31:19-25), second half 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 (31:14-19; 31:19-25)
Place Made
Arabia
Date Made
second half 8th-early 9th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 8 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (21.9 x 26.67 cm); Text block: 7 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (18.73 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.350
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic