Accession number
MS M.352
Object title
Seven leaves from a Qurʼan.
Display Date
10th century.
Created
10th century.
Binding
Formerly bound by Zaehnsdorf (binding preserved); rebound in 1981 in full natural Irish linen by Deborah Evetts.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) in 1915.
Description
7 leaves, bound : vellum ; 129 x 190 mm
Provenance
Purchased by J.P. Morgan (1867-1943) from R. Meyer Riefstahl (1880-1936) in 1915.
Notes
Ms. written in the tenth century.
Text: Sura 2, al-Baqara (the Cow), verses 75-96.
Decoration: red and green dots indicating vocalizations, short black diagonal strokes differentiate consonants; a small gold hāʼ marks every fifth verse; every tenth verse is marked by a large disk; other colors: gold, green, tan.
Text: Sura 2, al-Baqara (the Cow), verses 75-96.
Decoration: red and green dots indicating vocalizations, short black diagonal strokes differentiate consonants; a small gold hāʼ marks every fifth verse; every tenth verse is marked by a large disk; other colors: gold, green, tan.
Script
Kufic
Language
Arabic
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