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Collections

Illuminated Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (56:80)14th century

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Horizontal book cover or binding panel in tooled golden-brown leather with cobalt blue ground, featuring interlocking geometric medallion framework filled with dense arabesque ornament and central Arabic inscription
Title
Illuminated Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (56:80)
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
14th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 4 3/16 x 5 11/16 in. (10.64 x 14.45 cm); Text band: 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (1.91 x 5.87 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.559
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.