Page from a Qur’an in muhaqqaq, naskhi, and kufic script
On display
This page once belonged to a 30-volume set of the Qur’an. The practice of dividing its text in 7 or 30 parts - either bound in a single codex or in multiple volumes - dates from the early centuries of Islam. Its primary purpose was to evenly distribute the recitation of the whole Qur’an over a week or a month.
Details
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Title
Page from a Qur’an in muhaqqaq, naskhi, and kufic script
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Associated place
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Date
late 13th century - early 14th century
Ilkhanid Period (1256 - 1353) -
Material and technique
ink, colour, and gold on paper
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
28.6 x 19.2 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.
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Museum location
First floor | Gallery 31 | Islamic Middle East
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Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA2012.70
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Glossary of terms
kufic
Reference URL
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