Page from a Qur’an in muhaqqaq script
As demonstrated by the selection of works presented in this exhibition, the way in which the Qur’anic text was copied over the centuries was constantly open to experimentation. In this example (Qur’an, 35:16-28), each line has been set in a ruled panel of three different shades, and written alternatively in gold and black inks, an arrangement that also spread to Indian Qur’ans during the 18th century.
Details
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Title
Page from a Qur’an in muhaqqaq script
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Associated place
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Date
1525 - 1550 -
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
page 44.1 x 29.3 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
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA2012.59
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