Harvard Art Museums > 2011.494: Folio from a 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"Folio from a manuscript of the Qur'an , 2011.494,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336991. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2011.494 Title Folio from a manuscript of the Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 9th-10th centuries Places Creation Place: Middle East Period Abbasid period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336991 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment Dimensions 23.8 x 33 cm (9 3/8 x 13 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Possibly Rudoph Riefstahl Sr. (before 1936), by descent; to Rudolph Riefstahl Jr., Ann Arbor, 30 January 1975, sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd , California (1975-1986), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. NOTE: Stored at the San Diego Museum of Art from some time before 1986 until 1991, then at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from 1991-2011. 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 2011 Object Number 2011.494 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 This is a folio detached from an `Abbasid-era Qur’an. It is written in Kufic script, with seven lines to the page, in dark brown ink on parchment. Vocalization marks are written in red and yellow. Verse stops are marked with gold dots or pendant-shaped marks in gold. The text consists of Sura 37:113-mid 115 (recto); and Sura 37: mid-115-118 (verso). The verso is the flesh side of the parchment. The verses concern Isaac; and Moses and Aaron who were given the book to guide their people. Exhibition History 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2016 - 11/01/2016 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
