Folio from a Qur'an manuscript
14th century
Object PlaceEastern Anatolia or Central Asia
Medium/TechniqueInk, opaque pigments, and gold on paper
DimensionsHeight x width (29.70.1): 28.8 × 18.6 cm (11 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Height x width (29.70.2): 28.8 × 18.6 cm (11 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Height x width (29.70.2): 28.8 × 18.6 cm (11 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number29.70.2
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Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
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Since the 7th century, Muslims have undertaken the pious act of transcribing the Qur'an, regarded as the sacred word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. While the divine text is immutable, calligraphers have always drawn on the aesthetics of their cultural contexts to express the word of God in unique and beautiful ways. In this Qur'an folio, the Persian translations below the larger Arabic text are indicative of the original manuscript's place of production in 14th-century Anatolia (present-day Turkey) or Central Asia, where Persian was the common literary language.
ProvenanceMiss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel (b. 1889 - d. 1986), New York; 1929, sold by Miss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel to the MFA for $5000.00 (total price for 29.56-136). (Accession Date: January 3, 1929)
15th–16th century
February 1354 / Safar 755 A.H.
June 1224 (Rajab 624 A.H.)
possibly 16th century
possibly 16th century
about 1400
first half of 16th century
