Al-Qur’an al-Karim: Sacred Verses, Beautiful Pages
(from 8th Mar until 1st Jul 2012)Discover the Qur’an as a source of artistic inspiration and expression in this selection of works on paper.
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Miniature Qur’an
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Description
Miniature copies of the Qur’an, both handwritten and printed, were considered to be potent amulets and were thus made to be carried around at all times. Their production increased once forms of mechanical printing came to be adopted in the Islamic world. Indeed, most of the surviving examples from the last century or so, including the present one, were produced in this way.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1889 - 1890 (AH 1307)
- Material and technique
- woodblock; bound in leather
- Dimensions
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book 4 x 6 x 5.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
page 4.5 x 4.8 cm max. (height x width)
pages 502 (count)
- Material index
- Technique index
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printed › relief print › woodcut › colour woodcut,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Mrs A. Johnson, 1992.
- Accession no.
- EA1992.42
Past Exhibition
see (1)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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