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Uthman Hafiz al-Qur'an
Muraqqa (Album) with Sayings of 'Alisecond half of 17th century

Not on view
Chestnut-brown leather book cover with gilt tooled decoration, featuring a central diamond-shaped arabesque medallion and ornamental border panels
Two manuscript pages side by side: left page features Arabic calligraphy in naskh script within gold-ruled rectangular panels on cream paper, with a small red medallion in the margin; right page mounted on deep blue paper shows Arabic nasta'liq calligraphy in large bold script alongside smaller ruled columns of text.

Uthman Hafiz al-Qur'an, Hafiz Osman, Muraqqa (Album) with Sayings of 'Ali, second half of 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Uthman Hafiz al-Qur'an
Turkey
Artist or Maker
Hafiz Osman
Title
Muraqqa (Album) with Sayings of 'Ali
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
second half of 17th century
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
8 x 5 5/8 x 1/4 in. (20.3 x 14.3 x .7 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.57
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.