Harvard Art Museums > 1985.250: Manuscript of the Qur'an Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Manuscript of the Qur'an , 1985.250,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215877. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.250 Title Manuscript of the Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date 1853-1854 Places Creation Place: Middle East Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215877 Physical Descriptions Medium Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with leather binding Dimensions 19.37 x 12.07 x 2.6 cm (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: signed by the daughter of Muhammad al-Kunilli Provenance Recorded Ownership History 305 folios 1double-page illuminated frontispiece, ff. 3 verso and 4 recto Colophon Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.250 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The colophon of this Qur'an contains the date 1270 H (1853-54). The opening chapters are enclosed within elaborate floral ornament that reflects the widespread popularity of European art in the 19th century. The text is written in naskh. Hizb marks are rendered in red ink in the margins.The pastel flowers in the margins with gold letters indicate the juz' and the flowers without numbers indicate the sajda of the Qur'an. Publication History Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 110-111/figure 71 Exhibition History 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2017 - 11/08/2017 Related Works 1985.250.3 Folio 3 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Fatiha (verso) Manuscripts 1985.250.4 Folio 4 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Frontispiece, Sura 2: 1-5 (recto), Sura 2: 6-16 (verso) Manuscripts 1985.250.14 Folio 14 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 2: 142-145 (recto), Sura 2: 146-152 (verso) Manuscripts 1985.250.28 Folio 28 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Sura 3: 1-8 (recto), Sura 3: 9-15 (verso) Manuscripts 1985.250.304 Folio 304 from a Manuscript of the Qur'an: Colophon (recto) Manuscripts Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
