Cleveland Museum of Art

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso)

Date

1300s

Medium

ink, gold, and colors on paper

Culture

Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)

Department

Islamic Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The text includes verses from chapter 39 of the Qur’an, Surah al-Zumar . The Arabic text is written in Rayhani script, one of the six official scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy, and ornamented with red, blue, and gold rosettes. There is a red, blue, and gold roundel in the border on the verso (front). The text is from chapter 39 of the Qur'an, "Surah al-Zumar." Verses 42–50 are on recto, while 51–60 are on the verso.

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