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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Page from a Qur’an in muhaqqaq script
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Description
The practice of copying the revelation in two inks became especially popular in 16th and 17th century Iran, as demonstrated by this work (Qur’an, 34:24-30) and the following example in this exhibition [EALoan.Gandy.310.a], where the text is written in black and gold. This trend is in fact two centuries older, and is found in the royal Qur’anic manuscripts produced for the Mongol rulers in Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq, at the very beginning of the 1300s.
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- 16th - 17th century (1501 - 1700)
- Material and technique
- ink, colour, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- page 32.8 x 23.9 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.
- Accession no.
- EA2012.57
Past Exhibition
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Location
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- currently in research collection
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