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Collections

Introductory Heading to the Fourth Juz' (Section) of a Thirty-Part Manuscript of the Qur'ancirca 1335

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript page with Arabic calligraphy in bold black Thuluth script over a coral and blue scrolling vine ground, framed by knotwork roundels and geometric borders, with significant edge wear and tears

Unknown, Introductory Heading to the Fourth Juz' (Section) of a Thirty-Part Manuscript of the Qur'an, circa 1335, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Introductory Heading to the Fourth Juz' (Section) of a Thirty-Part Manuscript of the Qur'an
Place Made
Turkey or Central Asia
Date Made
circa 1335
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (24. 2 x 26.6 cm )
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.490
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.
  • Safadi, Yasin Hamid. Islamic Calligraphy. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.