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Collections

Double-Page Illumination with Verse from the Qur'an (17:88), single-sided15th-16th century

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Two facing pages of an illuminated manuscript with dense gold grounds, cobalt blue arabesque medallions, and central cartouches containing Arabic script in gold ink

Unknown, Double-Page Illumination with Verse from the Qur'an (17:88), single-sided, 15th-16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Double-Page Illumination with Verse from the Qur'an (17:88), single-sided
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
15th-16th century
Medium
Ink, gold, and colors on paper
Dimensions
Bifolio, overall: 4 x 5 in. (10.16 x 12.7 cm); Text block: 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.91 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.597
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.