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Collections

One-half of Double Page Frontispiece from a Qur'an (2:91)late 13th-early 14th century

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript page with gilded arabesque borders and bold Arabic calligraphy in black ink over a gold floral ground, with marginal medallions in gold and blue
Two illuminated manuscript pages with large Arabic calligraphy in black thuluth script over gilded floral arabesque panels, framed by decorative borders with smaller inscriptions; aged parchment with gold and dark pigments.
Manuscript leaf with three lines of large Arabic calligraphy in black ink on aged parchment, bordered by a thin red and gold frame, with gilded rosette verse markers at right margin.

Unknown, One-half of Double Page Frontispiece from a Qur'an (2:91), late 13th-early 14th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
One-half of Double Page Frontispiece from a Qur'an (2:91)
Place Made
Egypt or Syria, or Anatolia (perhaps Konya)
Date Made
late 13th-early 14th century
Medium
Ink, gold and colors on paper
Dimensions
9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.3 x 18.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.557
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.
  • Jackson, Cailah. "The Illuminations of Mukhlis Ibn 'Abdallah Al-Hindi: Identifying Manuscripts from Late Medieval Konya." Muqarnas 36 (2019): 41-60.