Harvard Art Museums > 2012.3: Folio from a 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 Qur'an , 2012.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/336992. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.3 Title Folio from a Qur'an Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript folio Date 10th century Period Abbasid period Culture Arab Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/336992 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment Dimensions 12.1 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. Wyman, Egypt, (18 October 1963), sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, California (1961-1986), 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 1991-2012. 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 2012 Object Number 2012.3 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 detached folio from a small `Abbasid-era Qur’an. It is written in the so-called new style Kufic script where the letter forms are closer to modern forms and the letters are clustered for greater legibility. It is written with seven lines to the page, in black ink on parchment. Vowel signs are marked in red. Verses are separated with small gilded rosettes. Every fifth verse is marked with a pear shaped rosette and the chapter heading is written in gold outlined with black ink. The recto side of the folio consists of the last two words of chapter, sura 74 (Muddasir, One wrapped up): 48 and continues with verses 49-56 on the same page. The verso side of the folio begins with the last three words of the 56th verse of chapter 74, then continues with chapter 75 (sura al-Qiyama, The Resurrection): 1-4. The recto is the flesh side of the parchment and thus the ink is less well preserved, although the red vocalization marks are much better preserved. 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
