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Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 35.5 x 25.1 cm (14 x 9 7/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Turkey
Date:
2nd half of 16th century
Period:
Ottoman period
Description:
Detached folio from a Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Muzzammil (the Enshrouded one), sura 73:15-20 and the title of Sura al-Muddaththir, recto begins with "ana arsalna", one column, 14 lines of text; verso: Sura al-Muddaththir (the Cloaked one), sura 74:1-30 and part of 31, verso begins with "ya ayyuha", one column, 15 lines of text; Arabic in black, blue and gold naskh and muhaqqaq script, sura headings in white thuluth script, vocalized in black with red letters for reading and recitation, marginal medallion and inscription; one of a group of twenty folios.
Border: Text is set in gold, red, blue and purple rulings on cream-colored paper with marginal medallions.
Inscriptions:
Recto: bottom left: waqf (endowment)
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
The Divine Word of Islam (July 4, 1993 to January 2, 1994)
Topic:
Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
naskh script  Search this
thuluth script  Search this
illumination  Search this
muhaqqaq script  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
sura 73  Search this
sura 74  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.363
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36d93c13c-9d8e-48b0-ac75-f3615edffa5e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.363