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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 Arabic calligraphy in large black script over a dense gold and amber floral arabesque ground, framed by decorated bands with white and black inscription panels
Two illuminated manuscript folios on aged parchment, each featuring large Arabic calligraphy in black thuluth script over gilded floral arabesque panels, framed by decorative borders with gold geometric and interlace patterns, with smaller Arabic inscriptions in header and footer cartouches.
Manuscript page on aged parchment with Arabic script in the margins surrounding a large central pointed oval medallion, decorated with concentric bands of interlaced geometric patterns in gold, blue, and red, enclosing white Arabic calligraphy on a blue ground; small rosette ornaments radiate from the medallion's border.

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.73.5.558
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.