Accession number
MS W.22
Object title
Qurʾan (MS. W.22).
Display Date
17th century
Created
Perhaps Iran, 17th century
Binding
Octagonal dark brown leather covers with appliques of molded paper in floral and geometric patterns, painted gold. In octagonal silver box (probably Iran, 19th century), with relief designs, clasp and catch, two belt hangers; lined in green velvet, the lining possibly added by JPW. The box is stored separately in the same housing container (MS W.22a).
Credit line
Bequest of Julia Parker Wightman, 1994.
Description
261 leaves (1 column, 16 lines), bound : paper, ill. ; 40 mm, octagonal format.
Provenance
Purchased by Julia Parker Wightman in 1951 (JPW 1344); Julia Parker Wightman Bequest in 1994.
Notes
Ms. Koran; written and illuminated perhaps in Iran, 17th century.
Decoration: 1 illuminated title page surrounding small text block of 8 lines in height; all text pages are bordered octagonally in bands of gold and black rulings. Sūra headings written in gold, gold dots between verses.
Decoration: 1 illuminated title page surrounding small text block of 8 lines in height; all text pages are bordered octagonally in bands of gold and black rulings. Sūra headings written in gold, gold dots between verses.
Script
naskh.
Language
Arabic
Century
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